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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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May 20, 2013 - TIME.com

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S-O-S: Save Our Ship!, by Nate Rawlings, TIME.com, May 20, 2013

The plight and potential of the SS United States was covered by TIME Magazine as part of our growing media coverage during our urgent "SOS" campaign.

"Given the right location and project, the conservancy hopes the United States could become a popular attraction, serving as a monument to the age when ocean liners connected the far ends of the world."

You can read the full article here: http://nation.time.com/2013/05/20/save-our-ship/

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April 7, 2013 - CNN

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Susan Gibbs on CNN

CNN reporter Sarah Hoye recently covered the SS United States' plight and potential in a video package and article, featured on the front page of CNN.com. Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs and SS United States Redevelopment Project Managing Director Dan McSweeney were both interviewed. "This is an extraordinary American achievement," said Gibbs. "An amazing expression of our post-war history, and it would be so tragic to see it destroyed."You can view the video and read the article HERE.

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March 27, 2013 - Fox and Friends

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SS United States Redevelopment Project Managing Director Dan McSweeney discusses the SS United States with Fox News' Steve Doocy on "Fox and Friends", March 27, 2013Fox 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.