Nuclear Ship Savannah

Nuclear Ship Savannah is a Georgia historical marker in Chatham County, dedicated 2012.

Near Tomochichi square at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center by the river.

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The N.S. Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo/passenger ship, built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, was launched on July 21, 1959, and commenced her maiden voyage at sea on Friday, March 23, 1962. Before embarking on a world tour, the ship called at the Port of Savannah on August 22, 1962. Named in honor of the S.S. Savannah, the first steam-powered ship to cross the Atlantic, the N.S. Savannah was part of President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative to demonstrate the technical feasibility of nuclear propulsion for merchant ships. Carrying 9,400 tons of cargo, 60 passengers, and 124 crew members, the N.S. Savannah was capable of cruising at 21 knots and traveling 336,000 miles on a single fuel load.

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Historical maps covering this location

1895 · Gen. map IX. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1942 · Savannah, South Carolina (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1955 · Savannah, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1955 · Sanborn Fire Insurance Map — Savannah, Ga. (1955) (OldInsuranceMaps.net — Sanborn Map Collection)
1978 · Savannah, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Savannah, Georgia, 1955, covering the location of Nuclear Ship Savannah, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Savannah, Georgia, 1955, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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