Statistics


       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                            Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH 1959


 

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, USA

Yard Number:

 

Date of Build:

1959

Vessel Name:

 Savannah

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner and goodwill ship

Date Launched:

1959

Launched by:

 Mrs Dwight D. Eisenhower

The wife of the President Eisenhower.

Maiden Voyage:

20th August 1962 (delivery voyage)

Yorktown, Virginia, USA to Savannah, Georgia, USA

Final Commercial Voyage:

1971

Final Voyage:


Fate:

Stored by MARAD in Long Term Retention

 

 

Flag:

American

Port of Registry:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Original Owners / Operators:

U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

595ft

Breadth:

78ft

Draft:

29.5ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

21,800 tons

Power:

Pressurised Water Nuclear Reactor using Uranium Oxide fuel (4% enriched U-235) developing a reactor rating of 74MW driving a single screw.

Propulsion:

Single screw

Maximum Speed:

24 knots

Service Speed:

21 knots

Passengers & Crew:

60 passengers and 124 crew


 

 












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