The ship must go to Alabama first for cleaning and other preparations. Okaloosa spokesman Nick Tomecek announced last week the ship would begin its journey down the Delaware River and Bay on Friday, marking most Delawareans' last chance to see the ship ...

After the iconic ship was evicted from its longtime home in South Philly, the nonprofit SS United States Conservancy made a deal with Okaloosa County, Florida, to sink it off the coast as the world's largest artificial reef. The ship must go to Alabama first for cleaning and other preparations.

The historic ship is set to rest off the coast of Florida after Okaloosa County acquired it to convert it into an artificial reef.

The departure of a historic ship from Philadelphia planned for this week has now been delayed. The SS United States was scheduled to depart a harbor in Philadelphia for the first time in 30 years on Friday,