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SS United States sinks off Florida as a reef.

On its maiden voyage in 1952, the SS United States set a transatlantic speed record. It went on to carry thousands of passengers across the Atlantic during 17 years in service, then was retired in 1969. Activists later fought unsuccessfully to preserve the historic liner and turn it into a museum. On Wednesday, it sank off Destin, Florida, beginning its intended afterlife as an artificial reef. The Guardian describes it as set to become the world’s largest artificial reef. A ship that once crossed the Atlantic now has a very different place in the water.

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