By: Dil Bar Irshad
Engulfed in a stormy sea of legal conflict, the SS United States, affectionately known as ‘America’s Flagship,’ is embroiled in a federal court case over a rent dispute with Penn Warehousing. The contention arose after an unannounced doubling of the ship’s berth rent in Philadelphia in 2021, from $850 to $1,700 per day, leading to a pile-up of back rent. The SS United States Conservancy, the custodian of the ship, has steered the issue to court, seeking to navigate the debt waters and secure the vessel’s future.