“Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: For the Great SS United States, the Clock is Ticking” by Jim Palmer, Milwaukee Magazine, October 24, 2012SS United States Conservancy supporter Jim Palmer has written a very powerful article in Milwaukee Magazine.com that begins: "It was a gloomy, steel gray day, the kind of November late afternoon you'd expect on the Philadelphia waterfront. I parked my car and walked slowly toward the high chain link fence, topped with a foreboding section of barbed wire. I stood there for a long time, gazing, pondering, reminiscing..."To read the full article, click here.
October 14, 2012 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“SS United States: A noble lady awaits rescue,” by Art Petrosemolo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 14, 2012The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a new feature on the SS United States highlighting the ship's historical importance and our growing effort to save and repurpose this American industrial icon. The author, Art Petrosemolo, writes: "The history of this famous ship that really ended the golden age of trans-Atlantic crossings is well documented. Its recent history and the passion of a number of individuals to save it from being cut up for scrap is inspiring." Click here to read the full article.
October 7, 2012 - Daily Mail
“Last of the great transatlantic liners: The sad demise of America's secret cold war weapon, the SS United States, as it faces scrapheap,” by James Nye, The Daily Mail, October 7, 2012.
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