| Gross Tonnage: | 13,559 | Net: | 7,513 |
| Dimensions: | 595.6 x 78.2 x 29.7 | MC Type: | NS |
| Builder: | New York S.B. Co.
Camden, NJ | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: |
1958
5/1/62 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screw Shaft, Nuclear Reactor | Engine Builder: | De Laval Steam Turbine Co.
Trenton, NJ |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GC, PFD, RDR, RT | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks & Shelter Deck, ptLF and ptEW |
| Began SM Service: | 1962 | Ended SM Service: | 1963 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1962 | 287392 | Savannah | United States Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
Operated By: States Marine Lines, Inc.
New York | KSAV | Savannah | US |
1963 | 287392 | Savannah | United States Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
Operated By: American Export Lines
New York | KSAV | Savannah | US |
1971 | 287392 | Savannah | First Atomic Ship Transport Inc.
Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
Charleston, SC | KSAV | Savannah | US |
Events:
5/22/58: Keel laid, National Maritime Day.
7/21/59: Launched.
5/1/62: Delivered to States Marine Corporation.
7/63: Transferred to American Export Lines.
7/70: Laid up.
4/71: Nuclear core removed.
1971: To Patriot's Point National Maritime Museum, Mt. Pleasant, SC, on Charleston Harbor.
1994: To Reserve Fleet, James River.
2006: To Norfolk.
2007: To Newport News.
2008: To Baltimore.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
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