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Savannah is the oldest city in the state of Georgia. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the
Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is
today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport.
City of Savannah flag and Forsyth Park fountain - CC BY-SA 3.0">, Fgrammen, via
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Mrs. Ralph Shifley christens Savannah (AOR-4) during the ship's launching ceremony, 23 April 1070, at General
Dynamics Corp., Quincy, MA. |
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Savannah (AOR-4) under way off the Massachusetts coast during preliminary acceptance trials, 24 November 1970.
UPI Telephoto. |
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial. |
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Savannah (AOR-4) underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown.
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) under way, date and location unknown.
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Courtesy Chuck Zendner Via
Ed Brynes DCC(SW) USNR
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) during a replenishment at sea, circa 1982.
Scanned from the 1986 USS Independence Change of Command Ceremony booklet. |
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) under way in the Indian Ocean closing to top off RFA Plumleaf (A78), February 1983.
Photo George Mortimore. |
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Stern view of USS Savannah (AOR-4) moored pierside at Marseille, France, date unknown. |
Photo by Philippe Gonzales |
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A starboard view of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and their escorts underway off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, 5 February 1987. The escorts are, from front to back: the frigate USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059) replenishment oilers USS Savannah (AOR-4) and USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) and the guided missile destroyer USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23).
Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-87-04835, by PH1 Ron Beno. |
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) under way in the Suez Canal, 22 February 1992.
US Navy photo |
Ed Brynes DCC(SW) USNR
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. |
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) moored, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo |
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Savannah (AOR-4) underway off San Diego, cA., date unknown.
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An aerial view of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard looking west/northwest, 30 October 1995. The shipyard closed, 30 September 1995, but the Navy Intermediate Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) continues to store decommissioned ships. Vessels visible , left to right: the battleships USS Iowa (BB-61), and
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) at the DD wharf;
USS Sylvania (AFS-2),
USS Milwaukee (AOR-2) and
USS Savannah (AOR-4) at pier 5; the aircraft carriers
USS Forrestal (CV-59) and
USS Saratoga (CV-60); at pier 4; the amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) and USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) at pier 2. In the back pool is the heavy cruiser USS Des Moines (CA-134) and numerous destroyers and frigates.DOD photo # DN-SC-97-00422 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (30 October 1995), a US Navy photo by Robert J. Sitar, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.mil. |
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USS Savannah (AOR-4) ship's plaque |
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USS Savannah (AOR-4)
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HELSUPPRON 6) HC-6 'Chargers' Det-5 1986-1987 Mediterranean deployment patch.
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