The historic ocean liner the SS United States will have to wait a bit longer to embark on its final voyage. Often called "America's flagship," the SS United States measures at nearly 1,000 feet long and is the longest and largest ocean liner ever built in America.

The 990-foot ship, larger than the Titanic, is slated to make its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s coast to become the world’s largest artificial reef.

The SS United States was originally scheduled to depart its South Philadelphia home on November 14-15, but those plans have been delayed, writes Alyana

When the ship finally departs, both the Walt Whitman and Commodore Barry bridges will close as the ship is towed out to open waters. The SS United States will also sail under the Delaware Memorial Bridge, though traffic disruptions there are expected to be minimal.

The SS United States is scheduled to depart from Philadelphia next week to be turned into the world's largest artificial reef.

Officials from Okaloosa County said the delay is so they can “ensure logistical details and procedures maintain ideal conditions for the move.”

Plans to move the SS United States may have been halted due to weather concerns in the Gulf of Mexico, but dozens of people still stuck to a schedule and took a cruise on the Spirit of Philadelphia on Thursday around noon.

Plans to move the SS United States may have been halted due to weather concerns in the Gulf of Mexico, but dozens of people stuck to a schedule and took a cruise on the Spirit of Philadelphia to see an up-close look of the ocean liner.