The SS United States may be America's Flagship, but she has always been a true global icon — her graceful lines, record-breaking speed and engineering prowess are appreciated worldwide to this day. The Big U recently demonstrated her enduring international appeal with a moving feature in the documentary series "Paradis de rouille" (Rust Paradise) by French director Thierry Berrod of Mona Lisa Productions. The episode, with a focus on relics of rail and sea travel, initially a

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 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

The Conservancy is hard at work fighting for the future of our nation's irreplaceable flagship, the SS United States. Today, this extraordinary vessel needs your help. Learn more in this urgent appeal from Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs: SS United States graphic by Greg Shutters. Dear Conservancy supporter: Red, white and blue. Speed, splendor and glory. The story of America’s Flagship, the SS United States, is a story of the nation’s confidence, pride and ambitio

The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum in Greenport, Long Island, is celebrating the William Francis Gibbs-designed vessel's 80th birthday this month with a variety of festivities — including a rechristening of the ship by Gibbs' granddaughter, SS United States Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs. Don't miss the exciting weekend-long celebration, August 24th - 26th. Learn more: Event flyer shared by the Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum. As reported by The Independent: "Fire Figh

Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs will be giving an exciting talk on the history and preservation of the SS United States on August 25th at the Peconic Landing Community Center in Greenport, Long Island. Don't miss this upcoming event! Learn more: Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs will speak on the history and preservation of the SS United States on August 25th in Greenport, Long Island. Photograph courtesy of Jeffrey Katz. The History and Preservation of 'A

On June 14th, "Full Speed Ahead to the Fabulous SS United States!" opened at the National Lighthouse Museum, presented by the museum in partnership with the New York Chapter of the SS United States Conservancy. The exhibition's grand opening was celebrated with with a festive event at the museum and rare screening of acclaimed New York filmmaker Manny Kirchheimer's SS United States film, "Colossus on the River." Video producer and friend of the Conservancy Bill Magee generous

The SS United States may be America's Flagship, but she has always been a true global ambassador. The Conservancy has been fortunate to nurture an expansive network of former passengers, ocean liner fans and dedicated supporters across the world — we even have a European chapter! Thanks to the outreach of these many friends of the SS United States, word continues to spread internationally about the plight of this extraordinary vessel, the fastest ocean liner the world has eve

The SS United States Conservancy is proud to announce that the inaugural SS United States Legacy Cruise has raised $100,000 to help save America’s Flagship! Cruise industry executive and philanthropist Jim Pollin, owner of the Pollin Group and winner of the SS United States Conservancy’s National Flagship Champion Award, presented a check to Conservancy executive director Susan Gibbs on May 6th for the amount of $100,000. The funds will be used to cover carrying costs for the