Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Savannah, after the city of Savannah, Georgia. The first Savannah was a 1-gun galley built in 1799. The second Savannah was a sailing frigate launched in 1842. The third Savannah (AS-8) was a submarine tender in World War I. The fourth Savannah (CL-42) was a light cruiser in service during World War II. The fifth Savannah (AOR-4) was a fast attack oiler in service from 1970 to 1995. See also the SS Savannah, first steamship to cross the Atlantic, and NS Savannah, a nuclear-powered merchant ship in use from 1962 to 1972. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.