NS Savannah

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

NS Savannah

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5314793

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q1364576$4003E9D1-59BC-4FD6-BCA1-447699C14259 P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.United States

Vessel type

Museum ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

15,585

Net tonnage

8,498

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q1364576. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.10,160 t

Length overall

181.7 m

Beam

23.8 m

Year built

1964

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q1364576. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.60

Crew

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q1364576. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.84

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Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

About NS Savannah

NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched on July 21, 1959, two years after the Soviet ice-breaker Lenin, the first nuclear-powered civilian vessel. A demonstration project for the potential peacetime uses of nuclear energy, she was built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 million (including a $28.3 million nuclear reactor and fuel core). Savannah was given the new designation "NS" for "Nuclear Ship", replacing the traditional commercial vessel prefix "SS" for "Screw Steamer", and was named after SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. She was funded by United States government agencies as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1955 "Atoms for Peace" program, and was in service between 1962 and 1972 as one of only four nuclear-powered cargo ships ever built.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is NS Savannah now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for NS Savannah in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is NS Savannah?

NS Savannah is a museum ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1964 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 181.7 m long with a beam of 23.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 15,585.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of NS Savannah?

United States Maritime Administration is recorded as Registered owner for NS Savannah (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for NS Savannah?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for NS Savannah from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for NS Savannah. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.