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Many vessels have borne the city's name, including the SS Savannah, first steamship to cross the Atlantic in 1819, and NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched in 1959 in its honor.
Historical Marker
Ships That Carried the Name Savannah
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About this site
Ships That Carried the Name Savannah is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2009. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0828, -81.0937 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is SS Savannah and SS John Randolph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Settlement of Savannah, William Bartram Trail, and Evacuation of Savannah.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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