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Started by marssim, Mar 10, 2010, 10:35

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GLW

Mar 10, 2010, 10:35
This one is almost never talked about, I'm curious, does anybody have any first person anecdotes about this old bird?


http://www.nssavannah.net/

http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipping_landing_page/ns_savannah_home/ns_savannah_home.htm

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Harley Rider

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Mar 10, 2010, 07:27
She sat on the James River (Ghost Fleet) 2 miles from my house in Virginia for years until she was moved north to Baltimore. I was always fascinated by this ship and would absolutely dig hearing some stories about her operating history. Great idea Marssim I hope we get input on this.  ;D
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Gamecock

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Mar 10, 2010, 07:36
I know a couple of old crewmembers, including a former chief engineer.  I met them when I was doing research for my thesis.  They took me onboard and gave me the VIP tour of the engineering spaces.  Anyway, one of the stories they told me was that when they first started operating they had no real written procedures.  They essentially made stuff up on the fly.  Do you guys think the NRC would let that happen today?
"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#3
Mar 10, 2010, 07:38
Me at the control panel.....

"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#4
Mar 10, 2010, 07:39
control panel

"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#5
Mar 10, 2010, 07:40
Decking



I've got lots of other pictures if anyone cares......

"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#6
Mar 10, 2010, 08:01
outside

"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#7
Mar 10, 2010, 08:01
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"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#8
Mar 10, 2010, 08:02
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"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#9
Mar 10, 2010, 08:03
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"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

#10
Mar 10, 2010, 08:04
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"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

Gamecock

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Mar 10, 2010, 08:04
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"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

IRLFAN

#12
Mar 11, 2010, 05:15
For a virtual tour of NS Savannah, go to http://www.ns-savannah.org/VirtualTour.html   and click , you guessed it, virtual tour.
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Neutron_Herder

#13
Mar 11, 2010, 10:23
That's the most colorful engineering space I've ever seen on a ship!  Thought the big windows into the Control Room were pretty neat too... 

GC, were those windows sealed and temp resistant?  Just trying to figure out if the control room area was "hardened" in the event of a steam rupture.  It looks like they're pretty substantial, and it also looks like there's an Ellison type door on the right side of the picture.

Any idea of how many people they had on watch?

What a great topic!  You've satisfied my history nerd (and nuclear nerd) quota for the day.

Thanks!!
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number41

#14
Mar 12, 2010, 09:35
Wow!  That engineroom looks 1000 times better than than the "operational" engineroom at MARF Prototype!

Gamecock

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May 28, 2011, 11:03
Loaded up some pictures that were previously deleted.  See above.

GC
"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

HousePuke

#16
May 30, 2011, 07:13
A good friend is over-seeing the license aspects of this decommissioning.  Seems like a pretty cool deal.
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Inspite of inflation, a penny is still a fair price for most peoples thoughts.

matthew.b

#17
May 31, 2011, 02:14
Quote from: HousePuke on May 30, 2011, 07:13
A good friend is over-seeing the license aspects of this decommissioning.  Seems like a pretty cool deal.

So did they just yank fuel and then leave the rest?

I can't see how this one is all that complex.  I would assume they'll just fill the rector compartment with concrete and bury it in the dessert.  Or is there more than that to it?

Gamecock

#18
May 31, 2011, 06:56
Quote from: matthew.b on May 31, 2011, 02:14
So did they just yank fuel and then leave the rest?

I can't see how this one is all that complex.  I would assume they'll just fill the rector compartment with concrete and bury it in the dessert.  Or is there more than that to it?

The ship has been defueled for almost 40 years!
"If the thought police come... we will meet them at the door, respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die... holding a copy of the sacred Scriptures in one hand and the US Constitution in the other."

HydroDave63

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May 31, 2011, 08:35
Quote from: Gamecock on Mar 10, 2010, 07:40
Decking

I've got lots of other pictures if anyone cares......

I think I have an idea for an NS Savannah RCOH/SLEP....throw in an A1W core, remove the cargo handling booms, and reuse the cargo hold areas for Mk41 VLS. More firepower than the Kirov class! ;)
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