SS United States to leave Mobile in November for final voyage and Gulf reef deployment

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A tugboat passes the SS United States, tied up at a Modern American Recycling & Repair Services facility on the Mobile River, on March 12, 2025.

The SS United States sits south of downtown Mobile on the Mobile River on March 12, 2025. Behind the prow, Mobile's Government Plaza is seen in the background.

The exterior of the SS United States shows the lack of care the ship has received since being retired from service.

A LIttoral Combat Ship in Austal USA's Vessel Completion Yard; the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler docked for service at Alabama Shipyard; the USNS Naval Hospital Ship Comfort, also docked at Alabama Shipyard; the blue cranes of the APM container terminal; the SS United States, docked at a recycling facility; the cargo ship Western Fuji; and the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico.

The SS United States is seen in an evening photo provided by the Perdido Queen, which offers a variety of tours on the Mobile River. For information, visit perdidoqueen.com.

The stacks of the SS United States, due to be removed before the ship is sunk as an artificial reef, show the lack of care the ship has received since being retired from service.

The Ocean Liner SS United States was brought to Mobile from Philadelphia, arriving March 3, 2025. Modern American Recycling & Repair Services will clean the ship up and prepare it to be sunk off the Florida coast; Okaloosa County, Fla., bought the ship for use as an artificial reef.

The Ocean Liner SS United States was brought to Mobile from Philadelphia, arriving March 3, 2025. Modern American Recycling & Repair Services will clean the ship up and prepare it to be sunk off the Florida coast; Okaloosa County, Fla., bought the ship for use as an artificial reef.

A giant propeller sits on an aft deck of the SS United States as the ship sits at Modern American Recycling & Repair Services on the Mobile River on March 12, 2025.

A giant propeller sits on an aft deck of the SS United States as the ship sits at Modern American Recycling & Repair Services on the Mobile River on March 12, 2025.

A door hangs open on the flank of the SS United States as it sits in the Mobile River on March 12, 2025.

The Ocean Liner SS United States was brought to Mobile from Philadelphia, arriving March 3, 2025. Modern American Recycling & Repair Services will clean the ship up and prepare it to be sunk off the Florida coast; Okaloosa County, Fla., bought the ship for use as an artificial reef.

The exterior of the SS United States shows the lack of care the ship has received since being retired from service.

The stacks of the SS United States, due to be removed before the ship is sunk as an artificial reef, show the lack of care the ship has received since being retired from service.

The stern of the SS United States, sitting alongside Modern American Recycling & Repair Services on the Mobile River on March 12, 2025.

The stern of the SS United States, sitting alongside Modern American Recycling & Repair Services on the Mobile River on March 12, 2025.

An observation tower on the SS United States.

A closeup of fixtures on the SS United States, as the ship sits at a Modern American Recycling & Repair Services facility on the Mobile River on March 12, 2025

The exterior of the SS United States shows the lack of care the ship has received since being retired from service.

A tugboat passes the SS United States, tied up at a Modern American Recycling & Repair Services facility on the Mobile River, on March 12, 2025. Features of the downtown Mobile skyline, including Government Plaza, can be seen in the background.

The Ocean Liner SS United States was brought to Mobile from Philadelphia, arriving March 3, 2025. Modern American Recycling & Repair Services will clean the ship up and prepare it to be sunk off the Florida coast; Okaloosa County, Fla., bought the ship for use as an artificial reef.

A closeup of the SS United States.

The stacks of the SS United States, due to be removed before the ship is sunk as an artificial reef, show the lack of care the ship has received since being retired from service.

While residents and officials along Florida’s Emerald Coast braced for Hurricane Isaias on Friday night, Okaloosa County officials released long-awaited news about another Gulf event: the SS United States is scheduled to depart Mobile in November and head toward its final resting place.

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