World’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship N.S. Savannah to be decommissioned - News - Savannah Morning News - Savannah, GA

World’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship N.S. Savannah to be decommissioned - News - Savannah Morning News - Savannah, GA: The N.S. Savannah, the world’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship, which is docked at Canton Marine Terminal, Pier 13, in Baltimore, will be decommissioned in the coming years, federal officials say.First proposed in 1955 as part of President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative, the Savannah was designed to be a combination cargo and passenger ship. It was christened in 1959. It had 30 air-conditioned staterooms, each with its own bath. It looked more like a sleek luxury cruise