#ssus

[rayenigma]

We were watching the SSUS being towed from her pier in Philadelphia on stream earlier, and my friend pointed out something that i absolutely CANNOT stop thinking about.

The parrarel here... it's insane. The sad and solemn scene of a once beautiful ship, built during an era which has now long passed, being towed to her final final destination... Welcome back The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W. Turner

[hatsalad]

Completely forgot that I attempted painting one of the pictures of SSUS leaving

They're very meh but welp oops. The top on is in water colour and the bottom is gouache

[mary-queen-of-longbeach]

“We can tell you that you will not be lost, you will not be forgotten, you will no longer be neglected and abused. You will be rightly honored, cherished, and loved in a new home and in a new dimension. You will no longer be sailing the seas, but you will be surrounded and caressed by them.”

-Thomas Watkins, SS United States Conservancy board member

Today, February 19, 2025, SS United States has finally left Philadelphia after lying in ruin there for nearly 30 years. She’s headed to Mobile, Alabama, where she’ll be prepared for her final voyage - to the ocean floor, where she’ll become an artificial reef and dive site. Finally, after decades of rot and rust, she’ll be free, giving back to the ocean she ruled so long ago.

This piece is meant to commemorate this bittersweet yet historic moment: here we see my United States gijinka lying among the coral, dead but very much at peace. Just as corpses are made up for their funerals, so too has she been dressed up in new clothes, and the rust has been scrubbed from her face. In death, she has regained her beauty. She’s finally escaped what she had come to believe would be an endless purgatory. She’s finally free.

Rest well, United States. In spite of everything, you are loved.

[sugar-splenda]

It's me, I'm modders. @pekasairroc

[matthieuvenot]

2019 l Matthieu Venot

[rayenigma]

Bon Voyage!

At last, the inevitable happened and SS United States is on her final journey. While many of us are gathering for the funeral, I wanted to draw a piece with a bit more whimsy - so here she is!

Even though I live on the other side of the world, she's still a somewhat sentimental ship to me - I think she was one of the first liners I heard about! I don't know if I'll ever get to see her in person (I do have a diving certificate though), but a man can dream, eh?

Farewell, Big U!

[hatsalad]

I didn't enjoy this thought process

[sugar-splenda]

Ssts Roleplay explained in a nutshell (Took 3 hours)