S.S. United States: An idea to bring a famous ocean liner to the waterfront is gathering steam By JOHN M. ROMAN, jroman@delcotimes.com November 24, 2002 To many passers-by, the rusting, weather-beaten 990-foot-long ocean liner docked at Pier 82 in South Philadelphia is just an eyesore ready for the scrap heap. But to maritime buffs and Sean Joyce, a Chester native, and Jack Holefelder, head of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, the S.S. United States could be a major draw to a revitalized Chester waterfront. Holefelder cited the successful tourist response to the USS New Jersey battleship in Camden, N.J.,...