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On July 21, 1959, underneath a giant covered shipway at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey (adjacent to Philadelphia), Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower christened the world's first nuclear merchant ship. The NS (Nuclear Ship) Savannah represented a year of labor by 1,000 workers. This period clip from a US government film is part of Michael Jordan's documentary on the ship, "Atoms for Peace." ns-savannah.com
On July 21, 1959, underneath a giant covered shipway at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey (adjacent to Philadelphia), Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower christened the world's first nuclear merchant ship. The NS (Nuclear Ship) Savannah represented a year of labor by 1,000 workers. This period clip from a US government film is part of Michael Jordan's documentary on the ship, "Atoms for Peace." ns-savannah.com
