This ship was supposed to usher in an age of nuclear-powered travel

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The N.S. Savannah was built to introduce an atomic age of super-clean, hyper-efficient sailing vessels, but ended up a relic in Baltimore Harbor

’s lobby, virtually unchanged since launch—a low-ceilinged rectangle bisected by a long, burnt-orange Naugahyde couch. In gold print on the Linoleum reception desk were the words: “TheSome parts of the ship, like this lobby, appear to have arrived in the 21st century via a time vortex.

“We’ve tried to preserve as much of the original look as possible in the public areas,” said Koehler. Considering the wild abandon with which substances like asbestos and PCBs were used in those days, he adds, “It’s not always easy.” “It was all on purpose,” Koehler said. “Eisenhower wanted everyone to see how safe nuclear power could be.”

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