On a cool Autumn day, I paddled my kayak down the Delaware River to Pier 82 and came face to face with a childhood memory. Aside from the fact that we both began our lives in the same year (1952), I have a wonderful recollection of spending a day onboard the S.S. United States during one of the times that she was berthed in New York City. In those days, it was possible to go onboard any of the great liners and visit on the day they sailed, just for the price of a small donation to the Seaman's Benevolent Fund. I remember visiting just about every inch of that incredible ship that wasn't "off-limits". Although I was not able to go onboard this time, I did get a view of the ship that was truly remarkable. You can click on any of the pictures to download the larger sized version (1280 x 960)

If you are interested in learning more about this great ship, there are a set of links at the bottom of this page that you can explore.

All photographs © gene carl feldman

View from
parking lot		Pier 82Starboard
Side
Port
Side		BridgeStarbo ard
Side
Port
Side		Approaching
Stern		Stern
Stern
Close-up		Below
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Waterline		Damaged
Stern
Rail
Port
Side		PortsWaterli ne
Starboard
Side-Aft		FunnelsStarboard
Side-Bow
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Funnel

S.S. United States
THEN		 S.S. United States
NOW

More Information about the S.S. United States is available at:

  1. SS United States Conservancy
  2. SS United States Conservancy on Facebook
  3. S.S. United States.com
  4. http://www.modern-ruins.com/ruins/ssunitedstates/index.html ner.com/unitedstates/
  5. Images of the S.S. United States from Google

gene carl feldman (gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (301 ) 286-9428