SS Stevens Gallery

English: SS Stevens was a 473-foot, 14,893-ton ship that served as the floating dormitory from 1968 to 1975 for about 150 students of Stevens Institute of Technology, a technological university, in Hoboken, NJ.

Postcard images

SS Stevens and 14-story Stevens Center in background, postcard image	SS Stevens (lower left) with RMS Queen Elizabeth on her last voyage, October 30, 1968, postcard image

From Castle Point

View from Castle Point on upper campus of Stevens Institiute of Technology

Brochure & other

SS Exochorda, the future SS Stevens, as she appeared circa 1950	1961 travel brochure cover photo. The ship pictured is the SS Excalibur, one of four nearly identical sister ships in the "New 4 Aces" fleet.

From pier

Starboard bow showing Stevens name	View of main gangplank to A-deck

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SS Stevens from River Road, later renamed Sinatra Drive	View looking forward along starboard side

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Starboard side from stern showing superstucture and upper, lower gangplanks	View of stern looking east across the Hudson River to Manhattan

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View of stern showing rudder	B-deck gangway looking aft	Looking forward toward utility service hoses and A-deck gangway

A-deck foyer and room interior

View down gangplank from A-deck main foyer	Miné Okubo Mediterranean map in main foyer

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SS Stevens room view from doorway	Room interior - desks	Room interior - rollaway berths with ladder

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Watercraft view from porthole	Early morning as seen from room 222	Life preserver information placard on cabin door

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Veranda suite of rooms from "4 Aces" brochure, April, 1952

Bridge deck

View from docking bridge, looking astern over starboard lifeboats	Port side, looking forward

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View of ship's stack, looking aft from starboard side	View of wheelhouse from starboard side	Lower Manhattan view from Sun deck (above wheelhouse)

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Wheelhouse view from port side	Bridge deck, starboard side, forward view

Boat deck

View of lifeboats, port side, looking forward	View of Stevens Center building from Boat deck of SS Stevens	View across forward portion of Boat deck

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Boat deck view, looking forward	View of pier from boat deck, starboard side

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Emergency generator house, starboard side

Bow, anchor and windlass

View on main deck, bow, looking aft	View of anchor windlass, looking aft

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View on main deck, bow, looking forward	Spare anchor secured on deck

A-Deck, aft

View from A-deck aft, starboard side, looking forward	View of pier from A-deck aft, starboard side

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View of A-deck aft cargo hatch #5

B-deck lounge

Ping-pong table in B-deck lounge(view toward port side)

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B-deck lounge, formerly Exochorda's main dining room (view toward starboard portholes)	B-deck lounge, as pictured in American Export Lines travel brochure, 1961.

Promenade deck, aft

Promenade deck, top of stairs, looking toward aft lounge entrance	Promenade deck, aft lounge, starboard side looking toward stairs down to A-deck

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Promenade lounge port side looking forward	Promenade lounge starboard side looking forward

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Promenade aft lounge bar with Steinberg mural	View from promenade deck, port side, looking astern and down at A-deck

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Promenade deck aft lounge, starboard side, view toward outside doors	Promenade deck aft forward view toward lounge doors, port side.

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Promenade deck, port side, looking astern showing stairs to Boat deck	View from promenade deck aft, port side, looking forward, toward lower Manhattan

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Tiled swimming pool from "4 Aces" brochure, April, 1952

Promenade deck, forward

Promenade deck, port side, looking forward at doors to enclosed section of deck	Promenade deck port side, inside the enclosed section, looking astern

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Forward section of enclosed portion of Promenade deck, looking toward the starboard side

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Promenade deck, forward lounge, looking toward the port side	Promenade deck, forward lounge, as shown in "New 4 Aces" travel brochure, 1952

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Promenade deck, forward lounge, looking toward the starboard side	Promenade deck, forward lounge, as shown in "The Aces" travel brochure, 1961

Farewell

Tugboat Helen McAllister preparing to tow Stevens on her final voyage, August 26, 1975	SS Stevens memento card showing partially dismantled ship, ca. 1979

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Memorial six-ton anchor from SS Stevens on upper campus, August, 2008

Other photos

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  SS Stevens mooring bollard shown dislodged from its footing on the pier