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"First Lady of the Sea"

May 31, 2017

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Susan Gibbs

The SS United States was such a big deal that she had her own theme song! Even though the lyrics were accompanied by mahogany pianos -- not the aluminum ones the ship's designer had intended -- the sh...

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SS UNITED STATES EXHIBIT: June 29th - August 20th in Brooklyn, NY

May 31, 2017

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SSUS Conservancy

The SSUS Conservancy’s New York Chapter is joining with the City Reliquary Museum to bring you "The United States: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," an exhibit celebrating America's Flagship's extraordi...

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William Francis Gibbs, the SS United States' Dedicated Designer (Part 2)

May 28, 2017

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Susan Gibbs

The story of the SS United States has inspired dedicated supporters from across the country and around the world.  One man's dedication to the ship was legendary. 

The ship's designer — my grandfa...

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The SS United States: the Safest Ship Afloat

May 26, 2017

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SSUS Conservancy

“You can’t set her on fire, you can’t sink her, and you can’t catch her!”

Terrible tragedies befell a number of ocean liners in the 20th century, often resulting in significant injury and loss of life...

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WATCH: Gibbs & Cox's Amazing 3D Render of the SS United States

May 25, 2017

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SSUS Conservancy

We've got something very special to share with you today courtesy of the firm that brought America's Flagship into the world: Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

Yowza! William Francis Gibbs himself would surely be prou...

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Rehabilitating The SS United States: A Senior Thesis Design Project

May 24, 2017

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SSUS Conservancy

For his senior thesis project for the Interior Design program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Elvis Negron capitalized on his passion for ocean liners and chose the SS United State...

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She's America's Flagship, but She Has a Global Following

May 24, 2017

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Susan Gibbs

The SS United States Conservancy not only has dedicated supporters from all 50 states; America's Flagship also enjoys support from 35 countries! 

The ship played a crucial role in connecting the U...

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Newsweek's Glamour Girl

May 23, 2017

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Susan Gibbs

When the SS United States sailed across the cover of Newsweek magazine in 1952, she was called the "Fastest, Toughest & Most Beautiful".  Newsweek's story began with breathless eyewitness reporting: "...

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William Francis Gibbs, the SS United States' Dedicated Designer

May 23, 2017

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Susan Gibbs

The SS United States Conservancy's "We Are the United States" campaign is an all-hands-on-deck effort to raise funds to help rescue and revitalize America's Flagship. It is also a celebration of how t...

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A letter from Janet Riesman, SS United States passenger

May 22, 2017

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SSUS Conservancy

"On September 22, 1967, I sailed on this grand ship from NYC to Southampton," writes Janet Riesman, one of the many passionate donors behind the Conservancy's efforts to save America's Flagship. As sh...

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