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.

The SS United States’ long tenure docked in South Philadelphia ended Wednesday when tugboats guide it down the Delaware River and toward its final destination off Florida's Gulf 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.