# 1000 foot long, Transatlantic speed record-holder SS United States becomes largest artificial reef

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 11, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878 "2026-11-11T23:30:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878/1 "2026-11-11T23:30:39Z")

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It’s live-streaming now and taking forever. The most exciting part is AP calling it’s resting place the “Gulf of Mexico” (Turn off comments).

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3cJLBcsdx3I/maxresdefault.jpg "LIVE: SS United States sinks to create the world’s largest artificial reef") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cJLBcsdx3I)

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878/2 "2026-11-11T23:34:39Z")

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After you click play you need to advance progress to the end for live streaming.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878/3 "2026-11-11T23:36:22Z")

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Is this the appropriate forum for this?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878/4 "2026-11-11T23:36:26Z")

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[Already a thread in the right forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-united-states-sunk-as-an-artificial-reef-today-11-11-26/1034876/2).

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-foot-long-transatlantic-speed-record-holder-ss-united-states-becomes-largest-artificial-reef/1034878/5 "2026-11-11T23:37:49Z")

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Sorry. I couldn’t find it in search and meant for it to go in MPSIMS.