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| SAVANNAH (nuclear ship) | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Nearest city: | Newport News, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1958 |
| Architect: | George W. Sharpe,Inc.; New York Ship Building Corporation |
| Designated as NHL: | July 17, 1991[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 14, 1982[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82001518 |
| Governing body: | State |
Savannah was a nuclear-powered merchant ship. Main article on NS Savannah. NS stands for Nuclear Ship?
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.[1][3]
Delgado photo in 1990 within NRHP photoset shows it is the ship beyond Ingham, in his 1990 photo of USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
From the NS Savannah wikipedia article:
In 1981, the Savannah was obtained via bareboat charter for display at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Although the museum had use of the vessel, ownership of Savannah remained with the Maritime Administration, and the Patriots Point Development Authority had to be designated a "co-licensee" for the ship's reactor. Periodic radiological inspections were also necessary to ensure the continued safety of the ship. Once Savannah was open for display, visitors could tour the ship's cargo holds, view the reactor spaces from an observation window, look into staterooms and passenger areas, and walk the ship's decks. The museum had hoped to recondition and improve the ship's public spaces for visitors, but these plans never materialized. Savannah never drew the visitors that the museum's other ships, notably the aircraft carrier Yorktown, did. When a periodic MARAD inspection in 1993 indicated the need for dry docking the Savannah, Patriots Point and the Maritime Administration agreed to terminate the ship's charter in 1994. The ship was moved from the museum and dry docked in Baltimore in 1994 for the repairs, after which she was moved to the James River Merchant Marine Reserve Fleet near Newport News, Virginia. The fuel in her nuclear power plant was removed upon retirement, though parts of the system that still contain radioactivity are on board.
The SC DAH summary is here.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b N.S. SAVANNAH (Nuclear Merchant Ship). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Robie S. Lange (August, 1990), Maritime Heritage of the United States NHL Theme Study--Large Vessels: N.S. Savannah / SavannahPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 14 exterior and interior photos from launch in 1959, 1964, and 1990PDF (32 KB)
- ^ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
[edit] External links
- [url and title here], at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- __: __ photos, at Historic American Building Survey
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[edit] Photos
Photos and/or photo uploads are needed.
- HABS or HAER photos may be available for this site. Search HABS/HAER here
- Some of NRHP photos linked in article are taken by NPS employee, hence public domain and can be used.
- NRHP photos seem not to be available on-line for this site.
- New photos would be helpful.
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TEMPORARY EDITOR NOTE: The South Carolina scanned copy of NRHP nomination seemingly available by Microsoft Internet Explorer browsing only, at South Carolina Department of Archives and History search site HERE, may be SAME OR DIFFERENT as the NRHP docs linked in article, and available at the National Park Service. If same, delete this note. If different, adapt this footnote.[1]
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