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Matt DeLucia traces the liner's journey from Atlantic speed records to a planned artificial reef off Florida.
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Record-breaking SS United States set to become world's largest artificial reef
NBC10 Philadelphia gives a familiar waterfront landmark its backstory in the week's most-watched new upload. Matt DeLucia's brief explainer follows SS United States from its ocean-crossing heyday to the plan to sink it as an artificial reef.
There is a small joke tucked into the history lesson: DeLucia suggests SS might as well stand for "super speed," before the screen supplies the actual meaning, steamship. The report moves from famous passengers and retirement to the liner's long stay at Philadelphia's Pier 82, then its purchase by Florida's Okaloosa County and preparation in Mobile. For locals who knew it chiefly as an enormous stationary neighbor, this is a reminder that the ship once had somewhere to be.
The station posted 36 videos across the week. Alongside the liner retrospective came Deanna Durante's report on high school students organizing a run for animal shelters and Ted Greenberg's look at Atlantic City's efforts to address deteriorating vacant buildings.
The strongest viewing momentum currently belongs to a different Philadelphia institution: the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe's steal-and-slam clip is drawing views fastest, followed by footage of the guard reprimanding Pete Hegseth's group at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, then the ship explainer.
Across the channel, the week brought about 2.2 million views and 1,000 additional subscribers, although daily viewing is currently below its usual level. Among nearby-sized news channels, WPBF 25 News had a particularly busy week. NBC10's own mix remained distinctly local, with a basketball burst sharing space with a ship that spent decades in South Philadelphia.
An American ocean liner built in 1950–1951. It holds the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing by an ocean liner, first earned on its maiden voyage in 1952.
More on Wikipedia ›A county in northwestern Florida, stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Alabama. It has numerous artificial reef projects.
More on Wikipedia ›A Bahamian basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. The team selected him third overall in the 2025 NBA draft.
More on Wikipedia ›The US secretary of defense since 2025, an Army veteran and former television personality.
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- Channel
- NBC10 Philadelphia
- Subscribers
- 229,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,237,298
- Videos published this week
- 36
- Video published
- November 11, 2026
- Video views so far
- 6,028
- Views on its first day
- 5,493
The numbers
Here is how NBC10 Philadelphia's audience and viewing moved over the week.
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Which Florida county purchased SS United States for the artificial reef project?
DeLucia's report identifies Okaloosa County as the purchaser behind the reef project.