Larry Driscoll Appears on The Other Side of Midnight
Larry Driscoll has a lifelong fascination with our nation's great ships, dating back to childhood voyages on the SS United States and her...
Project Santa Claus: A Letter to Commodore John Anderson
Commodore John Anderson and his loyal dog, Chota Peg. Photo courtesy of Charles Anderson When she set out on her record-breaking maiden...
Passenger Memories: Vera Cravath Gibbs' Maiden Voyage Diary
Salty-tongued, superstitious, and with no formal training in marine engineering or naval architecture, William Francis Gibbs quit his job...
Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs Speaks in Greenport, Long Island
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...
Gibbs' Fire Fighter, America’s Fireboat, Celebrates 80th Anniversary with Rechristening
The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum in Greenport, Long Island recently celebrated the William Francis Gibbs-designed vessel's 80th birthday...