In an article for the Asbury Park Press, the docents of the New Jersey Maritime Museum examine the crucial role ocean liners played as troop transports during wartime, and analyze the specifics of what would have been required to convert the SS United States to a troop ship."The first order of business in converting a cruise ship to a troop ship was to remove all furniture, art work, pianos, and any luxuries which had been provided for paying passengers. These would be stored somewhere until the need for the troop ship ended, and could be restored to passenger service again."Click here to read the article in full.
Sept 21, 2016 -- Chasing News: Save the SS United States
Reporter Diana Blass covered the Conservancy's Crew Reunion and Celebration for Chasing News. Click here to watch video footage from the event.
Sept 9, 2016 -- Alaska Dispatch News: Ship's manifest evokes memories and mysteries
"It's remarkable how much information is on that sheet of paper, mostly typed with some handwritten notations," muses Ken Landfield in an opinion piece for Alaska Dispatch News. The piece of paper in question is the ship's manifest from the voyage that brought Landfield's parents (and many other passengers) across the Atlantic to the United States.Click here for more from Landfield on the immigrant experience in 1952, American pride, and peanut butter and root beer.