After months of delays, the historic SS United States ocean liner finally moved out of Philadelphia today on a new voyage as it prepares to become the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

Almost three decades later and with more than $40 million spent on rent, insurance, and feasibility studies, the SS United States — the dilapidated 990-foot ship that adorned or blemished the Delaware River waterfront,

The SS United States’ long tenure docked in South Philadelphia ended Wednesday when tugboats guide it down the Delaware River and toward its final destination off Florida's Gulf Coast.