Updates on the Conservancy, the SS United States, and our future museum and visitor experience.
The SS United States Conservancy has been selected as a beneficiary of a $1,000 grant from Navy Federal Credit Union's "Dollars for Doers" program thanks to the passionate support of Stanton Daywalt, a friend of the Conservancy and longtime supporter of the SS United States.
Read MoreThe clock continues to tick down for the SS United States, following this week’s federal court ruling. However, Senior Judge Anita Brody opened the door for the iconic vessel to remain at its pier beyond the September 12 date, under certain conditions. The SS United States Conservancy had argued that the significant challenges associated with moving the vessel, including an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, made the court’s deadline challenging.
Read MoreNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The clock is ticking for an old ocean liner that's looking for a new port city to call home.
Currently at a port in Philadelphia, the SS United States needs a new home after a federal judge ruled that it must leave by September 12. According to the Board of Directors for the SS United States Conservancy Warren Jones, the ruling comes after the landlord significantly increased the rent.
Read MoreSusan Gibbs needs to find a new parking spot, fast. And not just any parking spot will do. It needs to be big enough for an ocean liner.
Read MoreConservancy President Susan Gibbs was recently honored by the National Maritime Historical Society. Susan’s article, “Naval Architect William Francis Gibbs, ‘A Dream Deferred Never Died,’” from the Society’s flagship publication, SEA HISTORY, was selected as the winner of the 2024 Rodney Houghton Award for the best article in SEA HISTORY in the past year.
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