What was the name of the first steamship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
May 22 - United States National Maritime Day
National Maritime Day is a United States holiday created to recognize the maritime industry. It is observed on May 22, the date in 1819 that the American steamship Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia on the first ever transoceanic voyage under steam power. The holiday was created by the United States Congress on May 20, 1933.
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Mark Gavin
Nice picture, but it ain't a steamship!
Val Wilkinson
Why is it obvious Michael Jacobs, and who to?
Val Wilkinson
So what was the journey? It doesn’t say- just goes on about the bank holiday
Grant McIntosh
So where on the European side of the Atlantic, did it arrive ? Would have been handy to have advised that in the exclamation.
Grant McIntosh
Jasyl Bruce, I hope that you're being ironic.
sarahhvf
Patrick Norman, all ships set sail, if they are on water.
Kathryn A. Cobb
The name said it all...set sail is a term!
Adrienne Nelson
Guessed I think
Rose Watson
I got it
LarryLane0415
I performed my task at sea, and it was good, I let it go into the sea for the fish to eat. That was the day I was on that ship, they kicked me off the ship the next day.
William Benner
I happen to live on the Savannah River and read about this ship. But I would NEVER look it up, that would be cheating (at least to me it would be).
Michael Jacobs
The answer was obvious. In the 1950s, the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship.
Katie Downing
I've never looked them up. I don't really care if I get them correct or not. It's just interesting. Also, maybe Fran Wright wasn't trying to be rude. She was just helping him out.
Joan Williams
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Robert Selby
Knowledge is power only when the importance of that knowledge is told!