Forecastle of the SS United States, an ocean liner that was docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia from 1996 to 2025.
This photo shoot would be my last while the ship was still in Philadelphia. She left Philadelphia under tow on February 19, 2025, being taken to Mobile, Alabama to be prepared for sinking as an artificial reef off of the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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