The famous ocean liner the ss United States started her final journey today moved from the Philadelphia dock where she had sat while preservations tried to find the vessel a future. Plans called for the liner to depart Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday, February 17, to be towed to Mobile, Alabama, but due to weather concerns were delayed 24 hours.
After numerous delays, tugs and crews handled the nearly 1,000-foot liner timed to the midday high tide on the Delaware River. After having been at Pier 82 since 1996, the lines were released and tugs moved her diagonally across the slipway moving the stern first and then the bow. She was resecured to Pier 80 on the north side of the slipway where she will remain until be removed from the dock to start the tow. The change in the departure plan came during a final planning meeting on Saturday during which concerns of high winds forecasted for Monday caused the scheduling delay to Tuesday, February 18.
The revised plan calls for the tugboats to maneuver the ss United States out into the Delaware River channel at approximately 12:00 noon (local time) on Tuesday. The tow is expected to start moving along the Delaware at low tide at approximately 12:29 p.m. (local time). The ship will pass under various roadway bridges, including the Walt Whitman Bridge (I-76), the Commodore Barry Bridge (U.S. 322), and the Delaware Memorial Bridge (I-295) along her route. The Delaware River Port Authority has said it will be coordinating bridge closures as she passes underneath.
Reference : https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-ss-united-states-completes-first-move-as-final-journey-begins