Last-Ditch Attempt to Save the SS United States Is Rejected The recent emergence of the so-called “New York Coalition to Save the SS United States” has sparked fresh debate about the future of the historic ocean liner. John Quadrozzi Jr., owner of Gowanus Bay Terminal, a dock in Brooklyn, New York, partnered with Dan McSweeney …
SS United States Museum Concept Art The SS United States Conservancy has unveiled an exciting conceptual rendering of a potential land-based museum in Okaloosa County, Florida. Posted on social media, this vision, crafted by David Macaulay—acclaimed author of “Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World”—provides a striking starting …
Brooklyn Developer Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Save SS United States The S.S. United States, once a marvel of American engineering and a symbol of national pride, is at the center of a heated debate. While plans to sink the iconic ship off the coast of Florida as part of an artificial reef project move forward, …