The pride of a nation. The pinnacle of technological and artistic achievement.
A monument to the American can-do spirit. The SS United States represents our common values, our strengths, and the epic scope and scale of our ambition. Her story is our story. Join us as we unite to celebrate and commemorate the enduring legacy and indomitable spirit of the SS United States.
Future Museum and Visitor Center
The Conservancy’s future museum and visitor center will showcase our extensive collection of art, artifacts, audio-visual material, and archival documentation, as well as incorporate iconic components from the SS United States. We will develop exciting immersive experiences and interactive displays that share the soaring story of America’s Flagship and place her in cultural and historical context.
Digital Exhibitions
The Conservancy's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and archival documentation explores and showcases the SS United States' singular design and historical importance. As plans for our land-based museum advance, we will continue to create dynamic digital exhibitions that explore a range of intriguing themes. In 2025, we will unveil our next digital exhibition, “Food Tastes Better at Sea: Dining Aboard the SS United States.”
FEATURED NEWS COVERAGE
CNN: The fastest transatlantic ocean liner is heading to the bottom of the sea
USA Today: Massive, historic ‘America’s Flagship’ must leave Philadelphia port. But where can it go?
New York Times: An American Gem Desperately Needs a Home. It’s 990 Feet Long.
The SS United States is bigger than the Titanic, as long as a skyscraper and holds the record for the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic. But after nearly three decades of sitting dormant and rusted in a Philadelphia pier, it is now headed to its final home—the bottom of the ocean.
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. The ruling follows a yearslong court dispute over the vessel's berth after landlord Penn Warehousing first told the ship to leave the Port of Philadelphia in 2022.
Susan Gibbs needs to find a new parking spot, fast. And not just any parking spot will do. It needs to be big enough for an ocean liner. It’s for a ship bigger than the Titanic, one that is nearly as long as the Chrysler Building is tall. A ship so luxurious that it was the first choice of presidents and royalty. A ship so trusted that it once carried the Mona Lisa. A vessel so fast that ...
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