The SS United States takes its final voyage to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico

A ship bigger than the Titanic is being sunk off the coast of Florida to make an artificial reef.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4200x2712+0+0/resize/4200x2712!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F28%2Fe0b304fb402992a333f7b1c8f4ce%2Fgettyimages-492615386.jpg' alt='Retired passenger liner SS United States is pictured at a dock in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The SS United States still holds the east- and west-bound transatlantic crossing records. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)'/><p>A ship bigger than the Titanic is being sunk off the coast of Florida to make an artificial reef.</p><p>(Image credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-153219' />