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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.

Design Begins for New SS United States Museum and Visitor Experience
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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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February 8, 2013 - "SS United States: Made in America" Film Launches Online

We've partnered with director Bob Radler to bring you a new five-part documentary, SS United States: Made in America, which will make an exclusive online premiere beginning in this month. This spectacular new release, a follow-up to SS United States: Lady in Waiting (2008), includes incredible footage of the ship, both in her heyday and in her current state, as well as interviews with former passengers, crew, maritime experts, and Conservancy leadership.The film will be released in five parts, with Chapter One AVAILABLE NOW on our website. Click here to view Chapter One of the series.

February 7, 2013 - The Conservancy Remembers Mary B. Anderson

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Mary B. AndersonNovember 2, 1912 – February 6, 2013

The Conservancy deeply regrets to announce that Mary B. Anderson, wife of Commodore John W. Anderson and mother of Charles B. Anderson, Chairman of the Conservancy Board, passed away on February 6th at the age of 100.Mary Anderson was born on November 2, 1912 in Clifton, Tennessee.  Her father, Captain Charles R. Beard, was a highly respected Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi River steamboat captain.  She was one of the first women in her state to volunteer for service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II and served with the Army Air Corps in England as a liaison officer with the RAF until 1945.  Her first transatlantic trip was aboard the Queen Elizabeth with thousands of GIs “packed like sardines.”   Returning to the US aboard the troopship John Ericsson (the former Swedish-America liner Kungsholm) she met her future husband, who commanded the ship in both the Pacific and Atlantic theatres throughout the war.  John Anderson went on to command the America until his appointment as master of the United States shortly after her recordbreaking maiden voyage in 1952 .Throughout her long life she remained an avid fan and supporter of the “Big U.”  She will be greatly missed by all of us.

January 19, 2013 - Upcoming Hollywood Thriller Filmed On Board SS United States

Dead Man Down ComparisonIn addition to appearing on CBSSunday Morning this week, the SSUnited States will enjoy time on the silver screen in the new Niels Arden Oplev thriller Dead Man Down (rated R), starring Colin Farrell and scheduled for release on March 8, 2013.Scenes were shot aboard the SS United States last April, and the filmmakers used some "digital magic" to move the ship out of her Philadelphia berth. Watch the trailer here (watch for the "Big U" at 01:52).For footage of "shooting day" aboard the Big U, plus the press conference with the filmmakers, the Conservancy, and Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia, watch this video by Conservancy member Bill Magee.