Efforts to bring the ship to GBX have been longstanding - Check out some of the media coverage we’ve received for more information!

NY1 11/16/15

When the SS United States Conservancy sent out a solemn SOS last month begging to keep America’s rusting flagship out of the scrapyard, it got a spate of impressive publicity and more than $100,000 dollars in donations, barely enough to keep it tied up in Philly for two more months. More significant though, the SSUS got a rent-free invite back to New York, whence it sailed in its mid-century heyday. Read Full Article

Brooklyn Paper 10/28/15

The plan may sound Titanic — in fact, the boat itself is larger — but Quadrozzi says both he and the S.S. United States Conservancy, which has owned the craft since 1999, believe it holds water.
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Columbia Spectator 10/28/24

McSweeney said… The ship deserves that kind of an effort, I think, because not only is it important symbolically, but it’s important in terms of economic development, because it would create hundreds of jobs—really thousands of jobs.”
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Gothamist 11/19/24

John Quadrozzi Jr., …[owner of] the Gowanus Bay Terminal, seeks to scuttle plans to haul the S.S. United States to Okaloosa County, Florida, where the carcass of the largest ocean liner ever built in the United States will be sunk and turned into an artificial reef. Read Full Article

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2/6/25

“To us, the proposed reefing of this Ship, which is the largest, fastest, and most famous ocean liner ever built in  the United States, would be a profound disgrace to all Americans,” the coalition wrote. “We urge you not to permit these actions, and to work with us in our mission to save the Ship from this ignominious end.”
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New York Almanack 12/22/24

Quadorzzi and his backers, including members of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, have formed the New York Coalition to Save the SS United States in a last ditch effort to prevent the ship from being sunk off Florida. Among the Coalition’s arguments is that Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act precludes the historic vessel from being destroyed with out a public hearing and consideration of alternatives. Read Full Article

Axios 2/12/25

The liner is partly constructed of lightweight aluminum, which "presents unique and untested risks of harm as that metal oxidizes in seawater," the group says. Read Full Article

1819 News 2/18/25

Okaloosa County, Florida paid $1 million for ownership of the ship and is expected to shell out about $10 million more for the conversion work, funded by Florida taxpayer tourism dollars.

Florida dollars coming to Alabama.

The plan does not sit well with members of the community and preservationists who want to see the ship preserved and docked where it can become a museum, historic attraction, or a vibrant hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. Read Full Article