To our friends and supporters in and around Washington, DC – there’s still time to RSVP for the spring kick-off celebration and chapter gathering is set for the evening of Friday, March 2nd!
Please join us for refreshments, a silent auction, and an evening of conviviality in honor of the SS United States at the Wharf Preview Center at 700 Water Street SW in Washington, DC! The doors open at 6:00 PM, and the festivities will conclude at 8:00 PM. We can't wait to see you there!
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To our friends and colleague in the New York Area: Save the date! The Conservancy is incredibly pleased to announce that on the evening of Saturday, March 24th, the Fort Schuyler Chapter will be hosting a Gala Celebration and Fundraiser, and we look forward to seeing you there!
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Friends and supporters of the Conservancy, we invite you to join us for a special celebration in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 28th!
John Reynolds of Atlantic Logistics, whose firm has been taking care of the SS United States since 2003 and plays a key role in the SS United States Redevelopment Project, is being honored by the Seaman's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey. He will receive 2012's Spirit of the Port Award, given in recognition of his work as Chairman of the Maritime Exchange, among various other endeavors. We at the Conservancy could not be more grateful for all the help that he has given us over the past years, and are proud that we can help recognize all of his good work.
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“Now is the time for action!”
Students in Stephen Marsh’s Graphic Design & Commercial Arts class at Union High School in Union, New Jersey, have taken the mantra to heart. In early 2011, Marsh’s class, including Clayton Shaw, Matthew Ruiz, Anthony Alulema, Matt Massarelli, Kevin Cordova and Kunal Chawla spent over three months recreating the Conservancy’s call to arms, originally drawn by Cadet Stephanie Biddle of SUNY Maritime College, in brilliantly carved and decorated wood.
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As the SS United States Conservancy and the SS United States Redevelopment Project continue planning for the vessel's adaptive reuse as a mixed-use stationary attraction, shipboard work has commenced to prepare the vessel for an eventual rebuild.
Clean and obsolete metal that will not be used in the vessel's ultimate configuration and might hamper renovations is being removed for recycling. This will facilitate the restoration of her interior when a viable redevelopment contract is signed.
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Today, February 1, 2012, marks the one-year anniversary of the SS United States Conservancy's ownership of the greatest ship ever built, the SS United States. Our purchase of the ship, made possible by a generous $5.8M grant from H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, marks the first time in history that an organization concerned primarily with historic preservation has owned a passenger vessel of this size.
The Conservancy has laid an extensive amount of groundwork in 2011 for the ship's redevelopment, but the ship is not saved. While we have made significant developmental progress in the past year, the fact remains that if a viable real estate deal and our organizational fundraising goals are not reached by the end of 2012, the ship will be sold and broken up for scrap.
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Conservancy Executive Director Susan Gibbs will present a "sneak preview" of the dazzling new film, SS United States: Made In America at the Mariners Museum of Newport News, VA, on Thursday, February 9. We hope that many Conservancy members and supporters from the Hampton Roads area, the birthplace of the SS United States, will attend this special event.
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The SS United States has come to life in the halls of Edinburgh’s Stills Gallery.
A new exhibition presents a haunting juxtaposition of the Big U’s glamorous past and her faded present. Memorabilia and prints of Kodachrome photographs, commemorating the ship’s heyday, are set in sharp contrast to five large-scale photographs of the SS United States as she is today.
Richard Williams, Professor of Contemporary Visual Cultures and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Edinburgh, is the architect of this exhibit.
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The SS United States Conservancy would like to invite all our supporters in the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC chapters to our 2011 holiday parties supporting the SS United States.
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The SS United States Conservancy has released, on pre-sale, the latest yearly wall calendar featuring the SS United States, this year commemorating 60th Anniversary of the ship's maiden voyage in 1952. Celebrate this milestone by following the SS United States on a voyage across the Atlantic — from boarding in New York City, steaming down the Hudson River, racing through the open ocean, docking in Southampton and Le Havre, and then speeding back home. Filled with facts, including notations on important dates in the ship's history. A must-have for any ship lover, history buff, or both! To order, please visit our online store. Calendars are $25 each, and payment is accepted through PayPal, credit card, or mail-in check.
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