en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States
…after conducting two studies focused on placing the ship in Philadelphia it was “not likely to work there for a variety of reasons.” However, discussions to place the ship in her original home port of New York as a stationary attraction are ongoing…
As of February 7, 2012 preliminary work has begun on the restoration project to prepare the ship for her eventual rebuild, although a contract has not yet been signed.
Built in 1952 and still the the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction – saw her at the pier in Philly and it looks like she could sail tomorrow.