The SS UNITED STATES and a look at Artificial Reefs (Special Edition)

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The SS United States once sailed mightily across the Atlantic. She set the transatlantic sailing speed record , which still stands today, only using 2/3 of her power.

She was once majestic, powerful, and one of the most luxurious vessels of its time.

But time has passed. The jet airplane cut transatlantic travel from days to hours. The need for such sea faring vessels disappeared and with in just a few short years the SS United States was mothballed, her furnishings sold, her interior gutted, and she sat at port for a half century as the elements took their toll.

She is now headed for Florida to become an artificial underwater reef. A project that will almost certainly rejuvenate life into this lonely vessel at the bottom of the sea.

As we commemorate the SS United States historic place on the high seas and watch her slow sail from Philadelphia to Mobile, Alabama to be prepared for sinking. We thought now was a perfect time to reflect on it all as we watch her final sail before she sinks into history and moves on to its new chapter under the sea.

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Chapters

1. Crowds gather along the Deleware River to say goodbye to SS United States - CBS Philadelphia News Affiliate (00:00:00)

2. Intro Music (00:01:45)

3. Crowds gather along the Deleware River to say goodbye to SS United States - CBS Philadelphia News Affiliate (00:02:08)

4. Host Randal Wallace talks about his fascination with the SS United States over the past 10 days as it sailed to Mobile , Alabama (00:04:47)

5. From the Archives : The SS United States - CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood (00:07:08)

6. [Ad] Freedom to Learn (00:08:39)

7. (Cont.) From the Archives : The SS United States - CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood (00:09:23)

8. Building New Super Liner United States - 1950's SS United States Newsreel : XD 4923 - Periscope Films (00:14:41)

9. Hear the Ghost Story aboard the United States - Charlotte N. C. Local Newscast segment (00:26:20)

10. Host Randal Wallace talks about Artificial Reefs (00:28:51)

11. Artificial Reefs 10 years of growth - Florida Keys News Bureau - CBS News (00:29:56)

12. Host Randal Wallace talks some more about artificial reefs (00:30:58)

13. What is an artificial reef ? - Salt Life (00:31:31)

14. Host Randal Wallace talks SS United States (00:34:30)

15. SS United States arrives in Mobile, Alabama to become world's largest artificial reef - Local News Affiliate in Alabama (00:35:53)

16. Hear the Ghost Story aboard the United States - Charlotte N. C. Local Newscast segment (00:37:47)

17. Moment of silence in honor of the SS United States (00:39:39)

18. Closing theme (00:39:45)

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