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Today I Learned · by Aisha Rahman · 2026-10-27

TIL the SS United States will be sunk to become the world's largest artificial reef

divemagazine.com

The ship still holds the transatlantic speed record from 1952. It's going under in November off the coast of Florida. Sad end or a great second life?

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Noah Meier · 7 likes

better than being scrapped honestly. at least divers get to see her

Tola Ibrahim · 1 likes

record held since 1952 is wild, no liner has beaten it since