However, not everything is being scrapped. "The SS United States Conservancy has been collecting art, artifacts, photo documentations, videos, components from the ship for over a decade," Gibbs said.

After nearly 30 years, the historic SS United States departed Philadelphia on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, to begin a 1,800-mile journey to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared to become an ...

After nearly 30 years, the historic SS United States departed Philadelphia on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, to begin a 1,800-mile journey to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared to become an ...

After nearly 30 years, the historic SS United States departed Philadelphia on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, to begin a 1,800-mile journey to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared to become an ...

Susan Gibbs, president of the SS United States Conservancy, stands on the deck of the storied but aging ocean liner moored on the Delaware River waterfront, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Philadelphia.

We discuss the ship's final voyage with SS United States Conservancy president Susan Gibbs. This segment aired on February 20, 2025. Here & Now: Editors' Picks Advertisement ...

To this day, the SS United States holds the transatlantic speed record for an ocean liner. “The ship will forever symbolize our nation’s strength, innovation, and resilience,” said Susan Gibbs, ...

After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop is Mobile, Alabama ...

After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop is Mobile, Alabama, where it ...

(CNN) — After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop ...

By Forrest Brown and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday.

Susan Gibbs, the granddaughter of the ship’s designer, serves as president of the S.S. United States Conservancy. The nonprofit wished to preserve or repurpose the liner, but its eviction from ...