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Associated Press: Historic ocean liner could ...

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

William Francis Gibbs

Sea History: Naval Architect William Francis Gibbs, “A Dream Deferred Never Died”

Sea History: Naval Architect William Francis Gibbs, “A Dream Deferred Never Died”

Eight-year-old Willie Gibbs stared out the window of the horse-drawn coach as it rumbled down Philadelphia’s cobblestone streets toward the banks of the Delaware River. It was 12 November 1894, and the Gibbs family was heading to the William Cramp & Sons shipyard to watch the launch of SS St. Louis, billed as the largest and most spectacular ship ever built in America.

Shipping Magazine: William Francis Gibbs

Shipping Magazine: William Francis Gibbs

Of all the great ship designers, perhaps none is more inextricably linked to a single, exceptional vessel, than William Francis Gibbs and the SS United States. Yet to focus entirely on this culminating achievement, this manifestation of his ‘big ship’ ideal, is to miss out on the life of an extraordinary and complex man.

Fox 29: SS United States: Could the massive ship have a future after 25 years of sitting idle?

Fox 29: SS United States: Could the massive ship have a future after 25 years of sitting idle?

"...But being inside you can feel the energy. There is a presence in the room. Maybe it's the dignitaries, the stars of stage and film that walked its stern. Or maybe just the thousands of former passengers that have stayed in the cabins that makes you feel she has something left to give."