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Design Begins for New SS United States Museum ...

The towering funnels of the legendary SS United States will soon be removed from the historic ocean liner in Mobile, Alabama. Soaring six stories high and sloping backward to convey the record-breaking speed of the ship, the iconic structures will form a dramatic centerpiece of the future SS United States Museum and Visitor Experience. The aft funnel is expected to be removed soon after the forward funnel. The ship is now being prepared for deployment as the “world’s largest artificial reef” off the coast of Florida’s Destin-Fort Walton Beach.

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America's Flagship, the SS United States, ...

The SS United States, America’s Flagship, arrived in Mobile, Alabama today after an approximately 1,800-mile tow from her berth in Philadelphia. The iconic national symbol and last surviving American ocean liner will now undergo preparations for her deployment as the “World’s Largest Artificial Reef” off Florida’s Gulf Coast near Destin-Fort Walton Beach.

America's Flagship, the SS United States, Completes Voyage to Mobile, Alabama Well Ahead of Schedule
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America's Flagship Departs Philadelphia on ...

“Today, the nation’s sole surviving ocean liner will glide down the Delaware River to begin the next chapter in her uniquely American story. As the fastest ship to ever cross the Atlantic travels for the first time since arriving in Philadelphia in 1996, we are reminded of the postwar high-water mark that the SS United States so gracefully and powerfully embodied when she was launched in 1951.”

America's Flagship Departs Philadelphia on Historic Voyage
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Associated Press: Historic ocean liner could ...

The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.

Associated Press: Historic ocean liner could soon become the world’s largest artificial reef

Media Highlights

November 8, 2012 - Reuters, USA Today

With Election Over, 'Saving The United States' Takes on New Meaning and Urgency with Online Campaign, Reuters, Nov. 8, 2012.

SS United States Gallery, by Peter Knego, USA Today Travel.With the election over, "Saving the United States" takes on new meaning and urgency — and the announcement of our upgraded online fundraiserSaveTheUnitedStates.org was picked up by Reuters this month. Read the full release here.USA Today has also posted a comprehensive photo tour of the SS United States, featuring beautiful "present day" shots by Peter Knego (co-editor of MaritimeMatters.com) as well as historic material that tells the story of America's Flagship from 1952 to the present. You can view their slideshow here.Noted fashion blogger James Andrew has also posted an article on the SS United States, citing its position as a major fashion icon of the 1950s, as well as giving information about the Conservancy's role in saving the ship and how people can help save her. You can read the article here.

November 2012 - NewsMax Magazine

Ship Shape, by Cullen Thomas, NewsMax Magazine, Nov. 2012.The November issue of Newsmax Magazine published a spectacular new article on the SS United States and her place in history and also profiled executive director Susan Gibbs. Said Gibbs about saving the SS United States, "It was a calling; that this ship needed not just me, and this is an important point. The United States is a champion. I felt called to serve."You can read a full PDF of the article HERE.

October 24, 2012 - Milwaukee Magazine

“Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: For the Great SS United States, the Clock is Ticking” by Jim Palmer, Milwaukee Magazine, October 24, 2012SS United States Conservancy supporter Jim Palmer has written a very powerful article in Milwaukee Magazine.com that begins:  "It was a gloomy, steel gray day, the kind of November late afternoon you'd expect on the Philadelphia waterfront. I parked my car and walked slowly toward the high chain link fence, topped with a foreboding section of barbed wire. I stood there for a long time, gazing, pondering, reminiscing..."To read the full article, click here.