The Floating Ghost: SS Stevens, New Jersey, Hudson River

Check out the colossal anchor gracing the campus of the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. This iron relic once belonged to the SS Stevens, a 473-footer that plied the Hudson from 1968 to 1975. Conceived during World War II in 1944, the SS Stevens was a Windsor-class attack transport, handling the gruesome chores of war. From 1948 to 1959, it morphed into the SS Exochorda, a fancy-pants cruise liner. Now, the anchor stands erect, like a tombstone, memorializing the seafaring adventures and collegiate life of the SS Stevens. Observe the audacious moves by Stevens Institute when they bought the ship. Students reveled in the opulence of private baths and air-conditioned living quarters during their maritime sojourns. So, stroll to the campus for a laugh amidst the submerged nautical tombstones beneath that anchor – a chilling homage to the armored legacy of the SS Stevens.

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