Nation­al Mar­itime Day is a Unit­ed States hol­i­day cre­at­ed by the Unit­ed States Con­gress on May 20, 1933. It is observed on May 22, the date in 1819 that the Amer­i­can steamship Savan­nah set sail from Savan­nah, Geor­gia on the first ever transocean­ic voy­age under steam pow­er. We thank you for rec­og­niz­ing and cel­e­brat­ing the mar­itime indus­try. Hap­py Nation­al Mar­itime Day 2014!