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NS Savannah, Baltimore, MD

Photo: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

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NS Savannah

Retired nuclear-powered merchant ship from the Atomic Age, preserved by a nonprofit association and owned by the U.S. Maritime Administration.

4601 Newgate Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 · Baltimore, MD

About NS Savannah

The NS Savannah was built as a civilian cargo vessel powered by a nuclear reactor, a project tied to the Atoms for Peace program. It was commissioned in 1959 and remains the last significant artifact of that effort. Service ended in 1971 after its objectives were met. The U.S. Maritime Administration owns the ship and holds its nuclear license, while the N.S. Savannah Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, works on public education, supports some non-nuclear restoration, and organizes engagement events. The association hosts occasional tours and events aboard the ship, and it has held open houses at the Baltimore site.

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