SS Stevens, a 473-foot (144 m), 14,893-ton ship, served as a floating dormitory from 1968 to 1975 for about 150 students of Stevens Institute of Technology, a technological university, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Permanently moored on the scenic Hudson River at the foot of the campus across from New York City, this first collegiate floating dormitory became one of the best-known college landmarks in the country.
SS Stevens at Stevens Institute of Technology, Eighth Street Pier, Hoboken, NJ ca. 1970.
SS Stevens (lower left) docked on the Hudson River, across from New York City, being passed by RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1968. See Gallery for more photos.
Permanently moored in place, Stevens was accessible via the main gangplank (center), or lower gangplank (far left).
Deck Plan — click for larger image
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical engineering. The 55-acre campus encompasses Castle Point, the highest point in Hoboken, a campus green and 43 academic, student and administrative buildings.
Stevens Institute of Technology
The gatehouse at Stevens Institute of Technology. In 2019, it was deconstructed in order to make way for the construction of the University Center Complex. Though reassembly is planned, as of March 2024, this has not yet taken place.
Edwin A. Stevens Hall in 2021, home to the Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science.
A side view of the Morton Memorial Laboratory of Chemistry.
