SS United States Conservancy
The hulking and historic SS United States, a thousand-foot-long ocean liner tied for 28 years to Pier 82 behind a South Philly Ikea, will need to find a new home by Sept. 12, a federal judge ruled this month.
News - SS United States Conservancy
4 days ago · The SS United States is scheduled to depart from Pier 82 in South Philadelphia to a docking area in Mobile, Alabama, next week, according to Okaloosa County, Florida officials. County officials say the ship will begin departing from Philly over two days, Nov. 14-15.
Fast Facts - SS United States Conservancy
The SS United States was designed to be just wide enough (101 feet) so it could pass through the locks of the Panama Canal with two feet of clearance on either side. Five days before her maiden voyage in July 1952, the SS United States was opened to the public at her berth in New York.
Transformative Plan Unveiled to Save America's Flagship — SS …
Nov 2, 2023 · The SS United States, America’s Flagship, could return home to New York as a transformative economic development project unveiled today by the SS United States Conservancy , the owner of the famed vessel.
The Ship — SS United States Conservancy
The SS United States, the world's fastest ocean liner, isn't just a marvel of technology: she's a living icon of the American dream. She represents the power of freedom, hard work, common purpose, and innovation.
Frequently Asked Questions — SS United States Conservancy
WHAT IS THE SS UNITED STATES? The SS United States is an historic ocean liner, widely known “America’s Flagship.” She is the fastest passenger ship ever built and the largest ever made in the USA. The SS United States still holds the transatlantic speed record and is the last of America's great 20th century ocean liners. Since the vessel ...
Nonprofit Owner of America's Flagship - the SS United States
Jan 16, 2024 · 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 ...
Financials - SS United States Conservancy
Transparency. Incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in Washington, DC in 2009, the Conservancy formed a prominent board of directors and advisory council, recruited a talented team of staff and consultants, and opened offices in …
Statement from the SS United States Conservancy
Sep 13, 2024 · “The SS United States Conservancy welcomes today's court-supervised mediation in its dispute with Penn Warehousing. We are grateful that the Judge's earlier order for the ship to be removed from Pier 82 was held in abeyance as we continue to …
Philadelphia Inquirer: The SS United States’ stewards bid farewell …
Oct 12, 2024 · The SS United States, a ship parked in Philadelphia since 1996, hosted a small farewell Saturday as it prepares to semi-retire to Florida.