Fox News' national morning show Fox and Friends today featured an interview with Dan McSweeney, Managing Director of the SS United States Redevelopment Project. In addition to featuring the Conservancy's work, McSweeney discussed the Conservancy's crowdfunding platform, SavetheUnitedStates.org, as well as the tremendous redevelopment potential of the ship."This is America's National Flagship, it bears the name of our country," said McSweeney. "How can we let this ship be lost?"The full story can be viewed HERE.
March 25, 2013 - AP Newsbreak
After the SS United States Conservancy's announcement that the United States faces dismantling within the next two months unless sufficient funds are raised, the world's news organizations once again began to buzz with stories about the fabled ship.The Associated Press featured the ship's plight on "The Big Story" page, in addition to offering a summary of the liner's career and the Conservancy's subsequent campaign for her preservation. The full story can be read here.The story has also been picked up by news outlets around the globe, including ABC News, NBC, The Houston Chronicle, and the UK's Daily Mail.From Executive Director Susan Gibbs: "It's an all hands on deck moment. Now is the time, there's a window. Within months it will close unless everyone assists in the effort."Again, you can read the full article HERE
March 6, 2013 - Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published this fantastic story about the Conservancy's SaveTheUnitedStates.org campaign, our new SS United States: Made in America online film, and some of the people who have special personal connections to this ship, including our executive director, Susan Gibbs, whose grandfather was the ship's designer.
To learn more about the personal stories of some of the people who felt called to help save the SS United States and how you can help us, read the full Inquirer article here.