The SS United States Conservancy was honored to recently welcome a delegation from Rotterdam's Damen Ship Repair & Conversion to Philadelphia and New York for a compelling discussion about the future of the SS United States. Damen, part of the Damen Shipyards group, operates a network of sixteen repair and conversion yards worldwide. With a total of forty-five dry docks, the firm offers a range of services in the maintenance, repair, conversion and refit of various vessels an

The global movement to save the SS United States needs all hands on deck! Even one individual can make an extraordinary difference, and the Conservancy is continually inspired by the energy and initiative of the Big U's incredible supporters. Today, learn how you can get involved. The Conservancy needs your help to spread the word about the SS United States as we raise crucial funds to keep her safe at her Philadelphia pier, work to solidify a redevelopment deal and lay the g

The extraordinary exhibition "Ocean Liners: Speed and Style," previously on display at the London V&A and at Salem, Massachusetts' Peabody Essex Museum, opened on Saturday, September 15th at the V&A Dundee, a new branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Scotland's first dedicated design museum. The exhibition's opening coincides with the museum's grand opening, and the hotly-anticipated "Ocean Liners" attraction will be on display until February 24th, 2019. The Independen

The story of the SS United States is also the story of a brilliant marine engineer and naval architect who brought her into being. To say that William Francis Gibbs had a long-running love affair with a ship would be, quite frankly, an understatement. Salty-tongued, superstitious, and with no formal training in the field, he quit his job in real-estate law in 1916 to devote himself to designing the world’s fastest ship. On August 25th, SS United States Conservancy Executive D

The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum in Greenport, Long Island recently celebrated the William Francis Gibbs-designed vessel's 80th birthday with a variety of festivities — including a rechristening of the ship by Gibbs' granddaughter, SS United States Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs. The three-day birthday celebration from August 24th to 26th included water displays by Fire Fighter in Greenport harbor, a fire truck muster by the Eastern Long Island Antique Fire Appara