The first nuclear powered merchant vessel is the NS Savannah. She was built as a feasibility project for the potential use of nuclear energy. Only 4 civilian merchant vessels have ever been built with nuclear plants, and of those, only 1 is still operational, the Russian ship NS Sevmorput.
The Savannah's design wasn't competitive with other conventional merchants, nor was intended to be. In the end, economic factors, her design issues (she couldn't hold as much cargo as her competitors, and took longer to load) training/crew issues and costs (she required a larger crew, trained also in nuclear propulsion and safety), as well as the oil crisis of the 70's, led the U.S. Maritime Administration to decommission her.
She was moved to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Charleston, S.C., in 1981 and stayed there for many years, being a notable sight for those of us who were stationed there. Her clean hull lines and design stood out at Patriot's Point as we left and entered Charleston Harbor.
She's been moved here to Baltimore for full decommissioning and removal of systems. Designated a Historic Landmark, it's hoped that someone will pick her up as a museum ship, but so far no one has come forward.
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The ship was the Indiaman
When it was first formed it did not own a ship of the line and had no ship building capacity. Not even an armed merchant fleet was available, It was a Navy in name alone.
RMS = Royal Merchant Ship.
The crew on the whaling ship had all the oil they needed for their lamps, while the oil was scarce on a merchant ship.
An officer on a merchant ship ranking immediately below the captain.Read more: first-mate
The crew on the whaling ship had all the oil they needed for their lamps, while the oil was scarce on a merchant ship.
The name of the first steam ship was Clermont
The M.S in a ships name usually designates it, as a "merchant ship " SS is sailing ship, HMAS is her majesty Australian ship, HMS, her majesty's ship. USS united states ship. etc However there are instances where the initials before a ship's Name identify it as belonging to a particular company
I do not know what ship Leif Erikson sailed on but I can tell you it was not the Santa Maria