The
SS United States Conservancy continues to operate in a Red Alert "All Hands on Deck" mode as the clock ticks toward a possible sale to scrappers. The Conservancy has learned that bids have been solicited from several scrap metal companies, and a decision could be made by her current owners, NCL/Genting, before the end of the month.
The Conservancy's S.O.S. (Save Our Ship) campaign is gaining momentum, but we need your help. "We've seen an enormous groundswell of public support for the SS
United States throughout the nation," said Conservancy Board
President Susan Gibbs, whose grandfather, William Francis Gibbs, designed the
vessel. "We're modeling this
campaign on the public subscription which saved the USS
Constitution back in
the 1920s through contributions of Americans from all walks of life. There's a reason why this ship is still with
us. She absolutely must be saved for
future generations."
The Conservancy's new three-minute video,
SS United States: A Call to Arms, quickly tells the story of the vessel's irreplaceable significance to our national heritage. To watch, please
click here or on the image above. The short film directs viewers to the Conservancy's website to make donations to our new
Plank Owner fund-raising drive. In just forty-eight hours, the video has been viewed by nearly 1400 people, and the donations are coming in, but we need hundreds of thousands more people to see this film and contribute to the cause. Time is of the essence, so we need this video to "go viral" as quickly as possible. Please take a moment to watch, and then post it to your Facebook profile, send out a Tweet, and share it in an email with your friends, families, associates, and civic leaders. We are truly down to the wire in our effort to save our national flagship, and we need everyone to act now. To make a contribution to our Plank Owner program,
click here.
Please take action now! We are closer than ever to seeing this national historic landmark destroyed. There will never be another SS
United States!
