“The ship will forever symbolize our nation’s strength, innovation, and resilience,” said Susan Gibbs, president of the SS United States Conservancy and granddaughter of the naval architect who designed the vessel. “We wish her ‘fair winds and following seas’ on her historic jour...
After a flurry of legal battles, last year the SS United States was evicted from the pier where she’s sat since 1996. “We were on a kind of furious search for an alternate parking spot,” explained Susan Gibbs, president of the SS United States Conservancy, the nonprofit that has ow...
via reddit user historicalharborsyt The iconic SS United States began its final journey, leaving its dock in Philadelphia after sitting there since 1996. On Monday, February 17, Tuesday February 18, Wednesday February 19th, it will be towed down the Dela
The plan to move the ship was set in motion on Friday when the SS United States was shifted from Pier 82 to 80 during high tide. You can track theship's journey via GPS. The tracking will start when "the vessel begins moving operations," according to the release. There is a disclaime...
The ship’s previous owner, the SS United States Conservancy confirmed the move as well Wednesday, noting the county had done “comprehensive due diligence,” and “extensive testing” to prepare for this journey. Once the SS United States docks in Alabama, contractors will “remove hazardous m...
“We decided to organize the first annual SS United States Legacy Cruise and donate all of the cruise commissions back to the Conservancy. The interest in this journey, which retraces the SS United States’ historic route to Bermuda, has been overwhelming. We’ve shattered our fundraising goal...
of ships that could capitalise on this suddenly gigantic market of people who wanted to travel – immigrants looking for a new life, titans of industry traveling for business, families going across the ocean to visit relatives or friends, and people journeying to Europe to take the Grand Tour...
The primary barrier for the ocean liner came in the form of a “Captain of the Port Order” sent from the US Coast Guard to the ship’s Florida county owners in late November. According to a copy of the Port Order obtained by CNN, the SS United States could not move because it “ma...