The SS United States Departing Philadelphia ( + GIVEAWAYS!)

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If you enjoyed this video, please consider joining my Patreon to help create more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/PartTimeExplorer To give a one-time tip, please visit: https://www.historicalfx.com/support The SS United States has sat in Philadelphia for the last three decades with the hopes that someday, the ship will be permanently preserved as a museum or a multipurpose facility. However, in late 2024, the ship was evicted from its pier, and the group working to preserve the ship had no choice but to sell the ship off. Okaloosa County, Florida, purchased the ship to sink her as an artificial reef in their local dive park as a tourist attraction. It’s not the end that most people wanted, but it prevents her from being completely destroyed and ensures that she’ll continue on at least in some form, even if on the bottom of the Gulf. On February 19, 2025, the SS United States was towed from her pier to begin the long journey down to Mobile, Alabama, where preparations will be made to scuttle her. This is just the story of her final trip down the Delaware River in February, 2025. Watch our feature documentary on the SS United States here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C02vxF0VHk Watch the our original Animations Reel of that documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zShZ0akagoE Thank you to Hugh Brown for sharing some of his footage with me. Check out his channel here @HistoricalHarbors Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 2:39 - Moving from Pier 82 to Pier 80 3:58 - The Morning 5:44 - Leaving the Pier 8:04 - The Walt Whitman Bridge 8:50 - Proprietor's Park, NJ 11:19 - The Commodore Barry Bridge 12:03 - Pennsville, NJ 13:51 - Fort Mott State Park, NJ 17:25 - Giveaway Contest Camera equipment used: (Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5) (DJI Osmo Pocket 2) (DJI Mavic Air 2) All three are tagged in the affiliated products.