This is The End of the SS United States

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

Her current state is a representation of the state of America itself. Rotting and fading away thanks to being sold out.

[@southwestvirginiarailfan729]

That is a very accurate statement.

[@elizabethhua1157]

What do you mean it’s sold out😰😰😰

[@diamond_gamerssidebyside5178]

@@elizabethhua1157I think it’s because americas politicians are betraying their country for thing such as money and greed

[@CarterMoen]

@@elizabethhua1157I have seen farmers brought out by people. Also I have see people from different countries coming over and stealing our underground water.

[@zacharykim436]

This is why Titanic shouldn’t have sank

[@peterkropotkin6224]

It's just a shame that a phenomenal piece of history and engineering is being disposed in this matter rather than being renovated into a museum ship.

[@kenth151]

It was just too rusty all over. Shame but true.

[@peterkropotkin6224]

@@kenth151 At least she'll have a purpose and provide hospice to aquatic life.

[@Novusod]

@@kenth151 The rust is only superficial. The structure of this ship is actually sound. The reason for the disposal is a due to court order over unpaid docking fees. The Queen Mary museum ship is in much worse shape and is basically rusted through. They should really scrap the Mary and put the United States at that dock.Then it will last another 40 years.

[@nick34269]

there's a whole lot that goes into keeping a ship as a museum ship and most of it is from stuff we don't see underneath the water including cracks leaks rust metal fatigue so if she's this condion above water think of what condition she is under the waves

[@CooperJohnson01]

they mary has actually been undergoing repairs since going under new ownership

[@AmpcatProductions]

You hate to see it... BUT it's better than being scrapped.

[@phoenixzilla07]

Fr

[@Gintletsky]

NO!! This is the same like and equal being scrapped.😢😔😭😭

[@phoenixzilla07]

@@Gintletsky how?

[@phoenixzilla07]

@@Gintletsky by scrapping the ship, she will be totally gone. And by making an artificial reef, she can be safe, it will attract many tourists, fish can make their home.

[@BigBoy_Thegamer]

​@@phoenixzilla07 in her current condition and because she is made of aluminum and steel she will be gone soon as well underwater

[@GeneralLee.1969]

France, America, Raffaello, Michelangelo and United States, these are all of the 50-60 beauties that we've lost due to: sheer stupidity, unlucky occasion, greed, pride or incompetence.

[@dominicf8039]

America wasnt necessarily lost because of this. Yes, it was in poor condition when it beached, but it was going to be renovated.

[@CardFet-rn1ic]

Ss america was built in the 1940s

[@alannewman85]

France did live on until 2003, 38 service years as opposed to Big U’s 17.

[@alannewman85]

@rafaelfiallo4123Agreed. In fairness, nothing could be done with Big U since 1969. If there could’ve been something done it would’ve happened in that time. I think it’s real death was the auction in 1984. From then on there was a whole lot less to preserve, unlike QM, QE2 and Rotterdam.

[@GeneralLee.1969]

@@CardFet-rn1ic Technically it is, but most of it's service career as a USL liner was spent in the late 40s and 50s, and just like Normandy, she was way ahead of her time, and her loss was just as stupid and easily preventable as the loss of Raffaello and Michelangelo, so for me, she is a 50s beauty.

[@foresta-2684]

This news is soul crushing : (

[@danfannon1707]

Such is the degraded times in which we live. No respect for or veneration of the past in which we save nothing and sink everything. They might as well put the Constitution and the Bill of Rights on board her and send them all to the bottom because in the madness that is now America, all three are gone.

[@gregt8638]

I sailed on this ship as a boy in 1961. One of my most memorable events of my life! My heart hurts, and part of me dies too with what's happening to this great liner. But I've accepted the idea of sinking her as a reef. I think this will be a dignified 'burial' for her. Part of me will be buried along with her! But her memory and Legend will live on better this way, especially with the seaside museum letting her Legacy live on. I am expecting (& hoping) for great publicity, worldwide, with her final internment... and more reports of her glory than she has recieved in over 70 years. Goodbye friend, goodbye memories, goodbye era! Greg T , California

[@MarkWick]

Change the date to 1958, Greg, and I could have written this also. Well stated.

[@johnmurray8428]

I have in the past 6 years travelled both ways across the Atlantic on QM2. I certainly would have also loved to do it on the United States . This is a sad ending however they dress it up.

[@NickolasFigler-fi3wj]

This is sad

[@Chabagirl]

Well said Greg..My Parents and my sister sailedon this ship from Germany to New York.My dad was Navy a d stationed in Germany which was where my sister was born.My parents loved the ship and they talked about it often.

[@johnmurray8428]

@ you cherish those memories.

[@matthewcox6615]

Ironically, her running mate SS America is also on the seabed.

[@seanarnold7616]

Huh wait what about Amarican star ?

[@seanarnold7616]

Ohhh wait..l same thing.

[@nickythebull82]

She’s not underwater she broke free being transported and is rotting away on an island

[@jamesholton2630]

The American star has already rotted away and has completely collapsed into the sea and is now underwater debris

[@forestghost7]

Nothing left I understand

[@chancellorjake]

This is so heartbreaking, but also really well done @CaljuCotcas. The fleet of sailboats watching this great lady sink was a nice touch.

[@Корабли-щ7о]

I don’t understand why Queen Mary can still exist but ss United States can’t still exist.

[@kitt2000car]

Thats because the Queen Mary has the city of Long Beach taking care of her.

[@crow_scripts]

Because at the time for the Queen Mary, it seemed like a good idea since it hasn't been attempted before. But ever since her conversion into a floating hotel, she has been very difficult to operate and maintain over the years. Not enough rooms being used and overmounting maintmence costs are the key reasons why she hasn't been very profitable. I think she's an example to other companies that there was a high chance the United States wouldn't have a good return on investment either.

[@MarkNystrom-ok6wi]

There is also an additional issue, The queen mary was literally sailed into a long beach, Her engines were turned off, and she had sat At that pier ever since... She was basically delivered fully complete to the city of long beach. The SS United States, on the other hand, has been completely gutted as of the 80s. The conservancy couldn't be bothered to give her a new paint job... Which to people who are not maritime experts, told them that the ship was not being maintained and that it could sink at the pier at any moment. The price tag needed to restore the ship to museum condition is probably the better part of one billion dollars.... If you don't have a plan to guarantee return on investment, No Rich person is going to give you that money, And politicians, who are not maritime experts, are not going to give one billion dollars to this giant rusting hunk of metal That looks like it's going to sink if you move it. In other words, the conservancy, well well intended was committed to a Fools errand. Itted to a fool's errand

[@Scottish_guy34]

What is the national debt? The national debt ($35.77 T) is the total amount of outstanding borrowing by the U.S. Federal Government accumulated over the nation's history. So USA is in soo much debt they can’t afford anything now! They will struggle to pay back any of that.

[@LainandDrain]

@@crow_scripts You're literally just lying. The Queen Mary is IMMENSELY profitable, especially after Long Beach took direct control of her. The REAL reason is the Queen Mary doesn't need to pay docking costs like the SS United States, so that money goes DIRECTLY to renovation.

[@ss-united-states-my-beloved]

imagine if okaloosa county was secretly saving her

[@caljucotcas]

I like the way You think

[@Napoléon1812-p9o]

Dude, that would be a dream. But I don't think it's what's gonna happen. Though, who knows ? Maybe it's just some April Fools, and Okaloosa will actually turn the Big U into a a floating museum/Hotel

[@jamesholton2630]

They aren’t

[@thefancydoge8668]

Stage 1: denial

[@jonathanhagenbuch1018]

Thing is, I can't think of any reason they'd need to hide or lie about their true plans. They would have announced their real intentions from the start, especially when they are using taxpayer money for the project.

[@ShipVSAnimator]

Goodbye SS United States...

[@nhutran86]

Theres just unfairness in the world with ships being scrapped sunk and etc each having history that is important for the future

[@forestghost7]

I'm heartbroken 💔 I traveled twice (age 9, 1969) on her ... I could tell y'all couple stories about her incredible speed, if I can hold back the tears 😢. If I only had $1billion to spare 😞

[@johnkatok767]

Me too, twice, March 1962 at age 5 from NYC to Bremerhaven, Germany and again September 1962 at age 6 from Bremerhaven back to NYC. I visited the bridge, engine room, played shuffleboard, swam in the pool, tea at 4:00pm, the movie theater, and dining rooms. Jesse was our porter, I could write a short story.

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

350 million US citizens and hardly enough donations to save her. Really shows how people care today about the USA and its history. Add in all of US government as well.

[@unclemonster48]

We would have the money if we were not funding foreign wars and countries that hate us.

[@douglaslorin739]

That's because for the majority of the population, even just donating a dollar can be difficult since that dollar can go towards living expenses. And what % of the population actually consists of those who sailed on the SS United States, or any ocean liner? Probably very little, so sadly yes, the majority don't care about some rusty hulk of a former ship.

[@TheAngryKilljoy]

The conservancy has been given millions and did nothing.

[@MiniMC546]

The removal of the funnel surprised me. I thought they'd build a replica of her funnel for the museum while keeping her actual propellers but that's apparently not the case...

[@damoncampbell386]

Propellers were removed years ago. Donated/sold to pay for mooring costs.

[@MiniMC546]

@@damoncampbell386 there's only one propeller that remains on the deck is what I mean.

[@weskirkland5850]

She takes her Blue Ribband Record with her to the depths.

[@TheOceanMonarch]

This is very well done. And it FU**ING HURTS WATCHING 😭 (Yes, I know, we can't keep them all. Spare me that wisdom.)

[@majaorca100]

But we've already lost almost all :(

[@DianasYTChannel]

This is a great video. Well done, especially the water. It is sad that not enough money could be raised to restore her and save her as a museum, like the Olympia further up the Delaware River. I’ll miss seeing her funnels. 💔

[@andreferro4618]

Magnificent work. Very sad event, it will be...

[@GisellaPennetta]

fantastic work! It's very sad to see her like this and it's just a simulation. Seeing her live will be really bad! this ship deserved more, after having resisted all these years.

[@LarryCrandall-z2w]

I think a good place for the ship 🚢, would be Duluth, Minnesota. Fresh water and become a tourist attraction. I think it could do quite well there. They could also use the ship for a hotel and cruise 🛳 ship terminal. Cruising on the Great Lakes is becoming very popular.

[@thelonelyturkey7902]

Can't fit up the dams. Too wide too long or too tall.

[@m.jeanlorsbach6464]

She is going to give marine life a home for several hundred years which is a damn good continuation of her career rather than rotting in Philadelphia or being scrapped! It has been nauseating watching her condition deteriorate every time I crossed the Walt Whitman Bridge since the 1990s.

[@chuckstarry4018]

I couldn't agree with you more, Jean... I live just south of Mobile, Alabama, and I understand that the S.S. United States is now going to be towed down to the docks in Mobile, and it is here that she will undergo her final take down to rid her of anything that might be toxic to marine life. How nice that we are thinking of the marine life in the Gulf for a change. It is my understanding that her sinking off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Florida, will create the largest manmade reef in the world. The marine life will indeed love her, as will all the scuba divers that will be exploring her. RIP, proud lady... Chuck

[@CarterMoen]

I wish that, Norwegian Cusine line actually fixed her, so that they can meme on us about it.

[@MichaelBarone-qj3dg]

Sad feeling for the SS United States from sinking 😞, she will always be America's flag ship🇺🇸.

[@Larry_the_Snowman]

And the United States shall thus meet the same fate as the SS United States. Shame on the USA.

[@richardowens9061]

I am not ashamed of my opposition to American fascism.

[@ItsSamHussey]

But think about it, her decks will once again be full of life, instead of rotting away

[@MarkWick]

I began work today on a video that will consist of still images captured by my parents during our voyage on the United States in May of 1958. Neither of them knew what they were doing but some photos came out well, others are requiring all my editing skills to make them viewable. Included are photos on deck and looking from the decks and others taken from the Empire State building later the day we disembarked. One of those shows the United States and America docked on either side of the United States Lines pier, and the RMS Queen Elizabeth two piers to their left.

[@frankmarcia5956]

i was in the US Coast Guard and part of the port security unit in New York harbor. i boarded the SS United States about a dozen times when she would enter New York Harbor after a trans atlantic crossing. she was a beautiful ship . i boarded other liners also such as the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth , also some of the Italian Liners, but none of them were anything like the SS United States. sorry to see she has not been preserved as a museum ship. at least she was not scrapped .

[@AMJDG]

A beautiful ship - it is truly sad that it will be the fate of our national flagship - but I would prefer to see her preserved as a reef than a pile of twisted scrap metal.

[@1989gibbi]

America's flagship, sunk. A dark omen for her namesake.

[@hflivares1824]

I am french but consider it s a pity. This liner could have been transformer in a museum. I love those old liners.

[@andrewschinderle8302]

It's sad to see a great liner go that way would of been great to see it restored but never forgotten 😢

[@matthewsisk4137]

It is the same fate we are headed in. Once a great ship, once a great country.

[@FloopfishtDurabilityTest]

I can’t believe we are going to loose such an important piece of American history. I will be sad to see her go.

[@ImEnriqueYTWOW8]

NOOOOOOO 😭😭😭😭😭 R.I.P SS UNITED STATES

[@ESTXX00001]

It's sad no one cares about this special ocean liner of maritime history. She deserves to stay afloat.

[@PulseXP-yo8wu]

It’s a damn shame. All these pessimists just disregarding history like that. “Oh it’s just a ship” I wish she was preserved and turned into a museum

[@Alpha_627]

Same mentality that saw us send off a ww2 vet sub and leave old USS The Sullivans in the state she’s in (at least she’s not partially on the bottom of the Buffalo River anymore), as a naval history guy it truly hurts to see, or hear rather since I haven’t the chance to see her before she goes :(

[@Arceemunoz]

If this happens, only the Grand Red beanies (Cunard Queens) of the Atlantic will remain as the remaining ocean liners.

[@christo-chaney]

The Queen Mary 2 is the last genuine ocean liner still in active service.

[@LainandDrain]

It will. The deal was finalized.

[@jessewebb2826]

hearing about her fate is how I lost half of my faith in humanity. people have no respect for old ships!! to me, she represents our American heritage. but to most people, she's a pile of metal waiting to be sunk!!! screw you Penn warehousing!!!!!😡😡

[@landonchevalier7853]

She is a piece of American history are pride. What we have built as a nation. one of two golden era , ocean liners left. And we're just gonna sink it. She really is a symbol of what America is today. And I am just as mad as you are. 😠 😡 🤬

[@WaddleZilla-hk9py]

what a disgraceful lack of care for history that is displayed here.

[@eliminatehumanitysoon]

on brand for america though

[@southernwolfgaming]

Of course. Lets buy and restore another fucking Iowa class battleship but let a beautiful ocean liner go to waste. Oh what logic.

[@Elvis_tribute_artist]

Amen brother

[@kitt2000car]

Blame her former owners who all had pipe dreams and not the money to complete them.

[@CarterMoen]

@@kitt2000carthey saved her from becoming scrapped metal

[@southernwolfgaming]

I blame who I blame. We already have three fucking iowa-class battleships why the hell do we need a fourth. Oh wait I keep forgetting people are more obsessed with a pathetic battleship that didn't even do anything other than artillery support rather than saving something that actually did something like hold a record thats still holding the record. Pathetic

[@phoenixzilla07]

​@@CarterMoenfr

[@BELCAN57]

The worst thing to happen to the Big U was having all her interior spaces gutted. It made saving her for a museum almost impossible.

[@TheUP9000]

es triste saber que este transatlatico fue un grande junto a su hermano el America...pero todo esto tiene un final en la vida cuando ya sientes que ya no estas listo para seguir dios te llama para que vayas con el...y el mar llamo al United States para que pueda por fin dormir en paz junto con su hermano el SS America... It is sad to know that this transatlantic ship was great along with its brother the America... but all this has an end in life when you feel that you are no longer ready to continue God calls you to go with him... and the sea called the United States so that it could finally sleep in peace with its brother the SS America...

[@void_official404]

After reading that, i did not want to agree with this, but then i had to agree with this sadly.

[@ManWhoLovesTheMary]

“Let the sky fall. When it crumbles, we will stand ta-a-a-aaalllllll and face it all together at Skyfall (aka Big U)…” ~ Adele, Skyfall Just seems like an appropriate song for this unfortunate situation.

[@hurricanefury439]

act of treason

[@arthurcutaiar9994]

Everything this illegitimate gubamint does is treasonous.

[@LAHRdeco]

... the song from Michel Sardou for the SS Francce, translate in English: I was a gigantic ship I carried thousands of lovers I was "United States" What's left of it? A dead body for cormorants (Chorus) Don't ever call me "United States" again The United States , they let me down Don't ever call me "United States" again It's my last wish . Finally the same sort for this magnificient liner. A shame for this country who want to be always MEGA, BIG, THE BIGGEST....@the end the will have the MEGA, BIGGEST reef of all times. Bravo !

[@TheNutter44]

just checked and she has not been scuttled or sunk as of lately and this video is only a computer generated rending of a possible scuttling of the ss united states

[@damoncampbell386]

Right. She is in Philadelphia currently. Okaloosa County has just taken ownership. She will be towed to Norfolk for cleaning to get ready for sinking her. Then she will be reefed. Exciting news that she won’t be scrapped.

[@weskirkland5850]

Honestly though, her last chance to really be saved from this was in 1996. I'm happy she made it this long and wasn't made into appliances or foreign cars.

[@MacAdvisor]

What fools these mortals be.

[@AzurLaneBismarck]

😭😭😭😭😭 *slamming my fist to the floor filled with sadness and disbelief*

[@Rfk1966]

This is magnificent. Thank you

[@tigonking8586]

It is a shame that such a once proud ship is simply being disposed of under the guise of having done something for the environment. Ships of such elegant construction will never be built again.

[@kay9549]

@tigonking8586 its not going to easy to sink this beauty; she's not going down under without a fight !! Her designer once said; you can't sink her; you can't set fire to her; you can't outrace her/you can't catch her

[@Gintletsky]

I can't believe it. It can't be that one of the most iconic and important ships in maritime history ended up becoming a reef/refuge for corals. I can't believe that instead of turning it into a hotel or museum ship as was the case with the Queen Mary, they ended up turning it into a refuge for corals with its remains under water. For that they would have had to have used something else instead of one of the fastest ships in history that ended up breaking the record on its maiden voyage. The truth is that its fate is disappointing and I hope that at least the remains look like they were before being torn apart.

[@JamesHGroffSr]

Being 82 really really makes me CRABBY like TRUMPET, WHY? Anything that was beautifull in the US. NOBODY seems to respect anything that was built in the USA??WE are a Nation of buy and through it away or build and tear it down ASTER building in New Yourk City The train station in New York City all marbel carvings and hand work.Really makes you think of why we cant apprciate our European brothers and ASian brothers and siters WHY? BEcause they have a thousand year history collection and we are a peoples who want a quick buck and have absolutlely no respect at all for maintinance or repair or labor and thought that went into the works of the beautifull USS UNITED STATES.I was 10 years old when the show called YOUR HIT PARADE televised a program from the USS UNITED STATES.Our whole family then sat around that little 12 inch TV even grandmom and watched the musical of YOUR HIT PARADE Brought to you by LUCKY STRIKES CIGARETTS or L S M F T Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobaco.The ship did not have the glit and glamour of the BRitish ships that had paintings and wood carvings. The USS UNITED STATES HAD A LOT OF TUFF STAINLESS STEEL IN IT and was made DOUBLE REDUNDENT FOR SAFETY ON ANYTHING THAT LIFE DEPENDENT ON. WE were all proud of AMERICAS CREATION OF PEICE.WE have no HISTORY as AMERICANS and just tear it down and add new??????????

[@jeremycox571]

It’s a shame what’s happening to her now the U.S.S. Texas is without a home

[@garyfebbi7333]

She is beautiful..Evan now..very sad.indeed…

[@MultiPurposeReviewer]

Such a shame, but unfortunately, the point of no return for her is decades past. It would have been nice if someone had cared enough from the start to keep her around. She is an icon of a different time in US and world history. I would have loved to have been around in the age when transoceanic steamships lined America's shores. What an incredible sight to see.

[@simonf8902]

Sad. But much more dignified than scrapping.

[@FiveBlackFootedFerrets]

This sad development isn't that far removed from scrapping the statue of liberty to build luxury apartments.

[@mkphilly]

SO SAD. Came to the US on her, landed Dec 18th 1953. For years could see her from my condo window. Now gone.

[@SeaTravelr123]

THAT is like watching a beloved animal being put to sleep... You know youre doing the "right" thing because survival is not possible, but it is gut wrenching to see. Seeing that unique form sink below the waves is just devastating...;-(

[@Elliot-w1x]

Her funeral not hand over ceremony this is just sad I hope Florida has a change of heart she deserves better then this she is a legend God Bless the Big U

[@FoxhoundAK74]

It's a longshot, but there are still people trying to save her. If you want to help, write you congressional representatives and tell them you want the ship saved.

[@midshipcinema]

Very well done but it is like watching a friend die.

[@kena3182]

I know it's not happened yet, but to see how this once magnificent ship will die is nothing short of heartbreaking. Like many others, I'd wished for years she could've been rehabbed and put back to sea again, but the cost of doing as such equaled the cost of a brand new modern ship. I'm sure it'll be televised when the day of her burial comes, and like many others, I'll probably shed more a few tears for what might have been, but at least she won't die a piece at a time under the scrapper's torch.

[@forestghost7]

You're heartbroken? You can't imagine how I feel, I TRAVELED on her as a lil kid!! See my comment above

[@ALTheCollie]

A tragic downfall for one of the world's best, but they kept her safe far enough from scrap, the conservancy did their best. But if only things could be different...

[@weskirkland5850]

Making it a museum was forever ruined when the one owner sold off the interior.

[@simonf8902]

Great work. Thanks.

[@tedkoester814]

As the Ship itself goes, so goes the Ship of State...

[@ajett5081]

The future of the USA is going in the same direction as this ship. What have we done. 82 yr. Gent.

[@robbiebrown4385]

It is a true shame and tragedy this beautiful ship cannot be saved or restored as a piece of maritime history. It just gives another sad meaning to "burial at sea".😪

[@Driver0378]

Sad this will happen, but I kinda get it how far gone she is. Kinda like an old rusted out car. Past the point of restoring. 😢

[@missscarling]

Very sad 😢

[@chammikar491]

Once a Glorious everything once a junk.The disgusting mankind always selfish 😨

[@petersmith4455]

hi from england, why have the funnells got to come off ?.before it sinks

[@richardowens9061]

The ship was 170 feet from keel to the top of the funnels. That is deeper than the water in which it was scuttled. So, the funnels would have been a navigational hazard and be sticking up above the water line.

[@Larry_the_Snowman]

I have a feeling if they do turn it into an artificial reef, it'll quickly disintegrate and collapse, or just fall apart upon landing on the bottom. Furthermore, y'all saved the Queen Mary, a british ocean liner, but I thought y'all are America? That ship could be saved with all the money we keep handing over to the military and Ukraine! I know that ship will fall apart after being made into a reef or alternatively could break if they don't sink it right Boycott Okaloosa and the conservancy group!

[@daviddavies2072]

She's in a very sorry state, it would cost millions to put her in a condition to sail again, why not spend that amount on a new ship , ? , as regards the present ship she could be giving new life and living on ? ❤️🇺🇲

[@FerxeneixeANIMEMANGAHISTORIAYM]

It is literally unfortunate that a beautiful ocean liner should end up like this, rotting away due to lack of maintenance and becoming an artificial reef.

[@lesigh1749]

The asbestos stripping was the beginning of her demise, they ripped EVERYTHING out, not just the asbestos, they gutted her like a fish. At that point restoring her was out of anyone's price range.

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

In the end this fate is still acceptable cuz she ain't gone and even helps the enviroment. Plus she isn't scrapped at least and still accessable for everyone who loves diving. I already see her becoming the new No. 1 diving spot world wide.😍 Presrvation would be better but impossible so rather this than scrap. ~Lexie

[@lukthelukiamluk]

People will always find something negative to say. If she was left in her pier, they’d say “why not convert her into a museum”. If ahe was converted into a museum, they’d say “why not turn her into a functional ocean liner again?” People can be so negative that they forego all logic. There’s not much wr can do to save the ship by now. I’d much rather she rest in peace on the sea floor than be broken up for scrap metal.

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

@@lukthelukiamluk EXACTLY! Exactly my dude and you know what? I'll screenshot this cuz ya hit the nail in the middle of the head! Even as an artificial reef she's still technically preserved to a certain degree. Yeah it sucks to end like this for a liner, but that's life AND she actually helps the enviroment wich I appreciate a tonne.Shall I make a song about this?

[@russhfan]

Elon gives millions to politics and zero to a great lady like her.

[@skylineXpert]

Actually the fastest across the atlantic is a seacat ferry on its delivery run to a european operator. But thats not regular service hehe

[@pkshox8880]

This shouldn’t have to happen..

[@DavidSmith-xs3or]

Beautiful CG animation but sad. It's as if that ship knows she's going to her grave.

[@jamesholton2630]

And it will eventually disintegrate and will literally be gone

[@jamesholton2630]

Bb

[@divox9pqr]

It’s also indicative of our disrespect for our own ground breaking technology. But, then again, had Norwegian Cruise lines not reneged on their commitment to redeploy the ship, it would have had a brighter future. This is a sad day for American technology.

[@Lutefisk_lover]

The SSUS was remarkable. 70+ years ago.

[@lesigh1749]

The cruise ship plan was awful though. They were going to build a fat accommodation block atop the superstructure, making the funnels stubby and short and totally ruining her sleek 1950s low profile.

[@skorpion090]

Noooo this is so unfair 😢😭 ):

[@brianbommarito3376]

Asbestos is what killed this great ship. If it had not needed to be gutted in the 1990’s, there would have been more left for investors to save. Gibbs was so obsessed with making his ship fire-proof, though. And they didn’t know how dangerous asbestos was back in the 1950’s.

[@Arceemunoz]

If you sink this ship, you disrespect ALL THE BLOOMS AND THEIR BELOVED GIRL GROUP!!!!!

[@toddkurzbard]

A sad, sad end. I think we ALL hoped for a miracle, but pragmatism said it just wouldn't be so. While I'm heartbroken and mourn her passing, I am at least slightly comforted knowing she will still exist in some form close to what she was, and not some forgotten pile of torn-apart remains of scrap metal on a beach at Alang.. Like the TITANIC, now she will outlast ALL of us, but, unlike the wreck, she will be far more accessible, will be preserved and protected, and those that follow us will be able to look at her and marvel. R.I.P. S.S. UNITED STATES 1952 - 2024. And 2024 - ??? You leave us now, but remain in another form. Let us hope you fare far better in your afterlife.

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

What a waste... sold for scrap, there would be money to offset the costs & debts..

[@CharlesGabrielleVidanes-xt3ww]

The SS United States became the first old ocean liner to become an Artificial Reef

[@Kelvin-yc6yw]

In the states heyday she made the queen mary look like a barge good job with the video but it is sickening what they want to do to this legendary gorgeous queen of the sea 💔 😢

[@89GTA]

😪😪😪Sad... just sad to see this Great lady abandoned by those who could make a difference.

[@IncredibleCactusRoll]

She still has her engines, someone should break in and install the nesscesary parts to get them running again.

[@MyMustang72]

no they wernt there are videos on youtube of her enginerooms showing the turbines still intact,@@jamesholton2630

[@paulkirkland3263]

@@jamesholton2630 Her engines were not removed. The propellers were taken off, but the propulsion machinery , including boilers, turbines and gear boxes, are all still in place. There was never any reason to go to all the expense of removing them.

[@jdslyman1720]

​@paulkirkland3263 It's the opposite of the Queen Mary in a way. SSUS had her interiors removed, but the heavy machinery was left in place, while the Queen Mary had her boilers and one of the engine rooms removed, while keeping her interior mostly.

[@paulkirkland3263]

@rafaelfiallo4123 I already said that.

[@ericheine2414]

How can America as a country allow this to happen. We've got nothing to be proud of and we're going to sink it. Shame on you

[@dontran391]

It's a bummer... SS USA TECHNICALLY would have been a good Museum Hotel Ship & an Iconic Symbol of the US. Her best location should be Permanently Docked near Washington DC, probably somewhere alongside the Potomac River & would have serve as an iconic symbol of the USA, especially if she is permanently docked near Washington DC, the US Capital.

[@samcolt1079]

SOMETIMES THINGS CANT BE FIXED. THIS SHIP IS ONE OF THEM.

[@CyberJohn_TitanicModelBuilder]

So sad to see this. 😥😥😥

[@toddkurzbard]

It really distresses me that they're removing her stacks. But, nothing I can do. Hopefully, that's the WORST thing that happens. ALSO don't like (is this the ACTUAL plan?) the way they plan to submerge her: the science is advanced enough today to sink her on an even keel. Why have her go down at an angle like this? Doing this risks damage to her hull when she "impacts" the bottom. Unless there's a lot of soft sand under her keel, the keel at the bow WILL be damaged by this method. What >>> I

[@CraigSList-ik9if]

If you want to see what she'll look like in a few decades just look at the current state of the Andrea Doria wreck. They won't do anything to keep it from rotting away, that's nearly impossible in salt water and would be way too costly even if it was possible. In a hundred years she'll be gone and nobody will remember her. If anyone is still alive on Earth by then anyway. Sad but that's the truth.

[@rustys9190]

is this the actual ship being sunk or is this a computer generated showing of it

[@caljucotcas]

Just a computer generated.