Nuclear Passenger Ship ’savannah’ (1964)

Unissued / Unused material - Title reads: “First Atomic Merchantman Gets New York Welcome“. American voiceovered newsreel material. New York, United States of America (USA). VS Nuclear powered passenger ship ’Savannah’ enter New York Harbour going under the Verranzano Bridge and past the Manhattan skyline. The ’Savannah’ backs into its dock to keep the nuclear reactor away from the shore. VS New York’s Mayor Robert Wagner having a look at the controls of the ’Savannah’. (.) Old record suggests material dates from around 04/06/1964. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramo
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