Here are some photos that I took during a tour of the NS SAVANNAH during Friday's Maritime Day Program.
This was the world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship.
You can find more on the ship at Wikipedia here and at the Maritime Administration's website here.
This was the world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship.
You can find more on the ship at Wikipedia here and at the Maritime Administration's website here.
- 'Nuclear-powered' dishwasher -
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My parents took me on Savannah when she came to Seattle during the Worlds Fair in 1962. Unfortunately I was too young to remember. Wish we had some photos.
Amazing photos of the engine room. Were they from a viewing platform, or were you actually allowed in there? Ship looks to be in much better condition than I had thought. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the comment!
There was an 'Engine Room Gallery' with nice large windows to view the engine room space.
There was lots of recent paint (within a year, 2 or 3) on the exterior space and perhaps even some internal spaces. There were areas roped off and the condition just on the other side of the rope was a different story. Then there were other places that did not look so well.
The ship is definitely worth seeing if your a maritime-minded person, or someone who longs for the '60's. Lots of work will be needed if they plan to open the ship to mass tourism.
Great photos, Fred. I got to see her several times last year in Norfolk and watched her as she left. So glad she was preserved.
Clyde
*from the link at Eagle Speak
Wow, I toured NS Savannah in 1987, it looked nothing like this. It looked like an abondon ship! It has been completely restored and looks Great!! I will definitely go back soon to tour.
Fred is there a list of skippers of the N.S. Savannah? While living in Hawaii in 1975 I became a crew member of a 100 ft. schooner that we sailed to Long Beach Ca. The skipper and owner was from Texas and at one time was the skipper of the N.S. Savannah. I have pictures of him but am at lost for his name?
I am not aware of where you can find a list of former skippers of the ship.
The Department of Transportation oversees the vessel. Their SAVANNAH page is here:
And email is here:
savannah@dot.gov
You can also check this group:
http://www.nssavannah.net/
If you find a list, feel free to send it to me and I will post it.
I just happened to be thinking of The Savannah and went looking to see how she was doing and alas I found that she was being brought back. I am so excited. I toured her when she was first commissioned and she was so beautiful. I will always remember the lounge with it's all white interior. She was beautiful. Unfortunately I only have one or two photos of me on deck and none of her. I was so sad to see her rotting in the reserve fleet. What a careless folly. I am so happy for her and for the many who will see her.
Greetings from the Great Pacific Northwest!
I grew up in New Jersey. I vividly remember when - at age 9 - my dad took me on a walk-on tour of the Savannah in 1963 in Hoboken, NJ. Dad was a working man. Just as vividly I recall the tremendous sense of national pride he exuded when he talked about the Savannah and throughout our tour.
I was on the liberty ship John W. Brown's Chesapeake Bay cruise in October 2013 when I spotted the Savannah from a distance as we cruised past. It was great to see the care Savannah has received - and deserves.
By way of contrast, back in 2003 I was in Philadelphia and had the opportunity to walk up to the ocean liner SS United States, tied up pier-side there. Some of us remember the SS United States as the holder of the Blue Riband speed record for a transatlantic crossing and also holder of the record for speed in REVERSE, 35 knots (approx. 42 mph, not bad for a 52,000 ton vehicle moving thru water).
The liner SS United States was literally rusting away dockside.
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