Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah

USS Savannah (AOR 4) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009

1. USS Savannah (AOR 4) Marker

Inscription. Has erected this fountain on the high bluff of the Savannah River as a tribute to maritime Savannah and to the ships, both merchant and naval, that have proudly carried its name to the world around.

Erected by City of Savannah.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 32° 4.918′ N, 81° 5.537′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. Marker can be reached from W. River St., on the left when traveling east. East of Barnard St. Ramp, Riverside. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "A World Apart" (a few steps from this marker); Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Oglethorpe's Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); Oglethorpe Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bartram Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Settlement of Savannah (within shouting distance of this marker); SS Savannah and SS John Randolph

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Propellor Club Memorial Fountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

2. Propellor Club Memorial Fountain

The Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 9, 2013

3. The Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah Marker

USS Savannah (AOR 4) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

4. USS Savannah (AOR 4)

Commissioned December 5, 1970 as a multipurpose replenishment oiler, this ship became the fifth United States Navy ship to bear the name Savannah

During underway replenishment, this "one-stop store at sea" transferred fuel, ammunition, food and other consumable supplies to all ships of the fleet. The helicopter platform aft allowed simultaneous vertical replenishment.

After serving our nation during the Vietnam War through the Persian Gulf War. USS Savannah (AOR 4) was decommissioned on July 28, 1995.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

5. USS Savannah (AOR 4)

AOR 4 USS Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By US Navy

6. AOR 4 USS Savannah

USS Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

7. USS Savannah

Commissioned by the United States Navy on May 8, 1937 as a Light Cruiser, this proud ship served throughout the long hard years of World War II and was subsequently decommissioned. In September 1943, while supporting the allied invasion of Italy, the Savannah was struck off Salerno by a new German bomb, a forerunner of the guided missle. Despite heavy damage and many casualties, the Savannah earned the acclaim of the invasion forces by continuing to engage the enemy in support of the troops on the embattled beaches.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2009

8. U.S.S. Savannah

CL 42 , USS Savannah Light Cruiser image. Click for full size.

Photographed By US Navy NH 97956

9. CL 42 , USS Savannah Light Cruiser

The Pioneer Nuclear Powered Passenger - Cargo Ship Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

10. The Pioneer Nuclear Powered Passenger - Cargo Ship Savannah

Built in Camden, New Jersey and launched July 21, 1959 the N.S. Savannah, named for the fisrt steamship to cross the Atlantic, is a symbol of American determination to use Atomic Power for peaceful purposes
" I am confident that the ship will be the forerunner of Atomic merchant and passenger fleets which will one day unite the nations of the world in peaceful trade." Dwight D. Eisenhower

Maritime Administration’s NS SAVANNAH website

11. NS Savannah

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

12. The Pioneer Nuclear Powered Passenger - Cargo Ship Savannah

The Pioneer TransAtlantic Steamship Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 30, 2009

13. The Pioneer TransAtlantic Steamship Savannah

A proud symbol of the ability, the courage, the pioneering spirit, of Captain Moses Rogers and the far - sighted Savannahians who put their faith in a newer means of power. A lone steamship in a world of sail, this staunch vessel departed Savannah May 22, 1819, and arrived in Liverpool, England, June 20, 1819, to become the first steam powered ship to cross the far reaches of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Pioneer TransAtlantic Steamship Savannah Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud

14. The Pioneer TransAtlantic Steamship Savannah Marker

Photographed By Mike Stroud

15. The Pioneer TransAtlantic Steamship Savannah Marker

At the Propeller Club of the United States Memorial, featuring the Steamship Savannah

Steamship Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Wikipedia

16. Steamship Savannah

Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud

17. Dedication Plaque

Port Of Savannah, Georgia
[ Emblem ]
Has dedicated this memorial to the men and woman
who have built, served and sailed ships out of
the Port of Savannah, especially those who gave
their lives in maritime service.
National Maritime Day, May 22, 1992

The Propeller Club Of The United States Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud

18. The Propeller Club Of The United States Marker

The Woman's Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

19. The Woman's Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah Memorial

reads... "In Memory Of All The Gallant American Merchant Seamen Who Lost their Lives At Sea 1976 "

The Woman's Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 24, 2009

20. The Woman's Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah

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