Engulfed in a stormy sea of legal conflict, the SS United States, affectionately known as ‘America’s Flagship,’ is embroiled in a federal court case over a rent dispute with Penn Warehousing. The contention arose after an unannounced doubling of the ship’s berth rent in Philadelphia in 2021, from $850 to $1,700 per day, leading to a pile-up of back rent. The SS United States Conservancy, the custodian of the ship, has steered the issue to court, seeking to navigate the debt waters and secure the vessel’s future.

The SS United States Conservancy revealed that it is in litigation over a rent dispute with SS United States’ landlord, Penn Warehousing, according to a press release.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The SS United States Conservancy, the national non-profit organization that owns and safeguards America’s Flagship, the SS United States, is in litigation over a rent dispute with the vessel’s landlord, Penn Warehousing. A bench trial is set to begin tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, and today the Conservancy released the following statement: