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"SS" stands for "Screw Steamer". The Savannah was fitted with paddle wheels. Therefore, if anything, she should be the "PS Savannah". ThoughtIdRetired ( talk) 00:15, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
All my sources give "May 22" as the date the Savannah began her 'historic' voyage as the "first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic."
Even the inline citation [15] source states "May 22" and NOTHING about 5:00am on a Monday. So, where did that part of 'naval yarn' come from.
Also, most sources I came across stated a crossing time of 29 days and 11 hours. If that is correct, then the voyage ended on either June 19 or June 20; NOT on the 30th.
Given all this and how involved the editing might be, I thought it best to put my concerns here rather than barge ahead with edits.
Also, another reason why the date of "May 22" is probably correct is that that date, the anniversary of the start of the voyage, was selected to be "National Maritime Day.". 2600:8800:787:F500:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 ( talk) 08:56, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
The graphic of the steamship in the info box with the caption of "Savannah" may NOT be the Savannah.
Look at the flag that is flying.
If the Savannah was an American-built ship, WHY WOULD IT BE FLYING THE UNION JACK?
All illustrations that I've come across online have an American flag flying.
I think some additional research into this graphic needs to be done. 2600:8800:787:F500:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 ( talk) 09:11, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
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"SS" stands for "Screw Steamer". The Savannah was fitted with paddle wheels. Therefore, if anything, she should be the "PS Savannah". ThoughtIdRetired ( talk) 00:15, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
All my sources give "May 22" as the date the Savannah began her 'historic' voyage as the "first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic."
Even the inline citation [15] source states "May 22" and NOTHING about 5:00am on a Monday. So, where did that part of 'naval yarn' come from.
Also, most sources I came across stated a crossing time of 29 days and 11 hours. If that is correct, then the voyage ended on either June 19 or June 20; NOT on the 30th.
Given all this and how involved the editing might be, I thought it best to put my concerns here rather than barge ahead with edits.
Also, another reason why the date of "May 22" is probably correct is that that date, the anniversary of the start of the voyage, was selected to be "National Maritime Day.". 2600:8800:787:F500:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 ( talk) 08:56, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
The graphic of the steamship in the info box with the caption of "Savannah" may NOT be the Savannah.
Look at the flag that is flying.
If the Savannah was an American-built ship, WHY WOULD IT BE FLYING THE UNION JACK?
All illustrations that I've come across online have an American flag flying.
I think some additional research into this graphic needs to be done. 2600:8800:787:F500:C23F:D5FF:FEC5:89B6 ( talk) 09:11, 21 June 2017 (UTC)