An ocean liner which hosted Marilyn Monroe and Dwight Eisenhower is on its final journey to the bottom of the sea in Florida. The historic SS United States ocean liner is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef after leaving its moor in south Philadelphia‘s Delaware River waterfront.

The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic, will meet its final resting place in the Gulf off the coast of Florida.

A historic ocean liner departed on Thursday for her final voyage, where it heads toward its watery grave off of Florida's coast.

A storied ocean liner that offered passengers regal elegance while setting trans-Atlantic speed records for decades began its final journey this week at a much more measured pace.

The SS United States is getting towed down the East Coast on its way to the Florida panhandle, where it will be sunk and turned into an artificial reef.