World’s Largest Artificial Reefs

Quoted SS United States Set for Final Voyage Ahead of Historic Sinking Off Florida by Mike Schuler (gCaptain) The historic SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner in the world, is scheduled to leave Mobile, Alabama, on Monday for its final voyage before being intentionally sunk off Florida's Gulf Coast later this week. The 990-foot vessel is scheduled to become the world’s largest artificial reef when it is scuttled on Thursday... The SS United States, a historic 990-foot ocean liner, will be intentionally sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Mike Schuler, writing for gCaptain, noted that it will become the world’s largest artifical reef. That made me wonder what the current largest artifical reef is. I found the answer in a September 17, 2025 report for Scuba Diving dot com by Alex Fogg: Like the 888-foot USS Oriskany, which the United States will replace as the world’s largest artificial reef, the new dive site is expected to draw tens if not hundreds…

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