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The SS United States, America’s Flagship, arrived in Mobile, Alabama today after an approximately 1,800-mile tow from her berth in Philadelphia. The iconic national symbol and last surviving American ocean liner will now undergo preparations for her deployment as the “World’s Largest Artificial Reef” off Florida’s Gulf Coast near Destin-Fort Walton Beach.

America's Flagship, the SS United States, Completes Voyage to Mobile, Alabama Well Ahead of Schedule
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“Today, the nation’s sole surviving ocean liner will glide down the Delaware River to begin the next chapter in her uniquely American story. As the fastest ship to ever cross the Atlantic travels for the first time since arriving in Philadelphia in 1996, we are reminded of the postwar high-water mark that the SS United States so gracefully and powerfully embodied when she was launched in 1951.”

America's Flagship Departs Philadelphia on Historic Voyage
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The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.

Associated Press: Historic ocean liner could soon become the world’s largest artificial reef

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Press Release: Owners of America's Flagship Request Short Extension from Court as Efforts to Relocate the Historic SS United States Continue

Press Release: Owners of America's Flagship Request Short Extension from Court as Efforts to Relocate the Historic SS United States Continue

As the SS United States Conservancy continues to explore all avenues to relocate America’s Flagship, the national nonprofit organization that owns and cares for the iconic symbol of the nation has filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requesting a short extension of the deadline to move the vessel from September 12, 2024 until December 5, 2024. The Conservancy’s motion comes as the organization continues to aggressively explore potential temporary and permanent berths in the Philadelphia area and other port cities along the East Coast and prepare the ship to leave its current pier safely.

USA Today Network: We wouldn’t topple the Statue of Liberty, so save the SS United States

USA Today Network: We wouldn’t topple the Statue of Liberty, so save the SS United States

Public polling shows Americans are sharply divided over politics, public policy and cultural issues. We’re not only dissatisfied with the state of the nation, but pessimistic about our prospects for the future. Now is the moment to draw inspiration from the unifying and inspiring symbols of the nation, whose resilience and power can reforge common cause in uncertain times.