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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

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Sept 9, 2016 -- Alaska Dispatch News: Ship's manifest evokes memories and mysteries

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manifest1"It's remarkable how much information is on that sheet of paper, mostly typed with some handwritten notations," muses Ken Landfield in an opinion piece for Alaska Dispatch News. The piece of paper in question is the ship's manifest from the voyage that brought Landfield's parents (and many other passengers) across the Atlantic to the United States.Click here for more from Landfield on the immigrant experience in 1952, American pride, and peanut butter and root beer.

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Sept 2, 2016 -- Cruise/Liner: Year of Decision for America's Flagship Ocean Liner

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SS United States Sun Deck. Courtesy of Anders Johannessen. "After nearly 47 years in lay-up, SS United States is at a crossroads once again," writes maritime photographer Anders Johannessen. Johannessen recently visited the ship, and came away with over 100 photographs, which he has generously made available to the public on his site "Cruise/Liner." He accompanies the photos with his thoughts about the past and present of the SS United States.To view the full gallery, click here.