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First A Powered Merchantman to Carry Paying Passengers
The Savannah, a 20,000 ton atomic powered merchant ship, will sail from Savannah to Norfolk Tuesday carrying 32 passengers at a minimum of 125 dollars each. Gov. Ernest Vandiver among the initial passengers, with about 400 more seeking berths for the first commercial voyage marking a new era in atomic shipping. The vessel also carries cargo and aims for Seattle on its next commercial run, under States Marine Lines.
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