#52172 Postcard showing nuclear powered ship SAVANNAH passing through the Panama Canal

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Sunday, February 18, 1968 @ 1000
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate

Ship's location	Passing through the Panama Canal	Port of Registry	Savannah (Georgia, USA)
		Gross Tonnage	13,599
		Deadweght Tonnage	9,900

NS *Savannah*
History
NS Savannah reaching the Golden Gate Bridge in 1962
United States
Owner	US Maritime Administration^[1]
Operator	1962–1965: States Marine Lines, Inc. 1965–1972: American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines^[2]^{[unreliable source?]}
Port of registry	Savannah
Ordered	1955
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, United States
Cost	$46,900,000 ($18,600,000 for the ship, and $28,300,000 for the nuclear plant and fuel)
Yard number	529^[2]
Launched	July 21, 1959^[2]
Sponsored by	Mamie Eisenhower
Completed	December 1961^[2]
Acquired	May 1, 1962^[2]
Maiden voyage	August 20, 1962^[2]
In service	1964^[2]
Out of service	January 10, 1972^[2]
Identification	IMO number: 5314793 Callsign: KSAV
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Type	Nuclear-powered cargo ship
Tonnage	13,599 gross register tons (GRT); 9,900 long tons deadweight (DWT)^[2]
Length	596 ft (181.66 m)
Beam	78 ft (23.77 m)
Installed power	One 74 MW Babcock & Wilcox nuclear reactor (LEU <= 4.6%^[3]) powering two De Laval steam turbines^[2]
Propulsion	20,300 hp (15,100 kW) (designed) single shaft
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (service speed)^[2] 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (maximum speed)
Range	300,000 nmi (560,000 km; 350,000 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) on one single load of 32 fuel elements
Capacity	60 passengers 14,040 ton cargo capacity
Crew	124

Savannah (nuclear ship)