question:  Erazmo Tićac is well known for being the main ship design engineer of a merchant ship built at a cost of how much ?
answer: $46.9 million
context: Title: Ulstein Group
  Passage: Ulstein Group is a group of companies that focus on various marine-related industries, but is mainly known for its ship building and ship design activities.  The largest unit is "Ulstein Verft AS".  One recent delivery was the Service Operation Vessel 'Windea La Cour' (2016) which is operating at offshore wind farms offshore The Netherlands, the first vessel with not only the inverted bow, X-BOW, but also the X-STERN hull design shapes.  The ship design unit, "Ulstein Design & Solutions AS" came up with the X-BOW design that in the shape of "Bourbon Orca" delivered in 2006 won the Ship of The Year Award both by Skipsrevyen and Offshore Support Journal.  The group also includes companies working with power & control, system solutions and handling equipment for vessels servicing the maritime industries, including offshore renewables, offshore oil & gas, cruise and RoPax.  Lately, the company has also been engaged in shipping.  The company's head office and primary operations are located in the town of Ulsteinvik in the municipality of Ulstein in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, an important area for the Norwegian maritime cluster, and with subsidiaries in several other countries.
  Title: SS Brown Victory
  Passage: The SS "Brown Victory" was a Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.  The SS Brown Victory (MCV-712), was a type VC2-S-AP2 victory ship built by Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland.  The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 171th ship built.  Its keel was laid on February 25, 1945.  The ship was christened on May 2, 1945.  The SS "Brown Victory" was an armed cargo ship, named for Brown University one of 150 educational institutions that had Victory ships named after them.  She was commissioned February 23, 1945 at the Oregon Shipbuilding yards.  The 10,600 ton ship was the 171th Victory type ship constructed for the Maritime Commission.  She was operated by the Alaska Packers Company under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration.
  Title: SS Morgantown Victory
  Passage: SS "Morgantown Victory" was a Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.  "Morgantown Victory" (MCV-632) was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards.  The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 632nd ship built.  The ship is named for the city of Morgantown, West Virginia.  Her keel was laid on 12 December 1944.  She was launched on 5 February 1945 and completed on 28 February 1945.  The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission.  The States Marine Line operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration.
  Title: SS New Bern Victory
  Passage: SS "New Bern Victory" was a cargo Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.  The "New Bern Victory" (MCV-639) was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards.  The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 639 ship built.  Her keel was laid on January 15, 1945.  She was launched on March 8, 1945 and completed on March 31, 1945.  The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission.  The American Export Line and later the Isthmian Steamship Company operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration.  Named for the city of New Bern, North Carolina.
  Title: Erazmo Tićac
  Passage: Erazmo Bernard Tićac (1904, Žurkovo - 1968) was Croatian shipbuilding engineer from Žurkovo near Kostrena.  He worked for American Design Company George G. Sharp Inc.  He is well known for being the main ship design engineer of NS Savannah, the first commercial, passenger-cargo ship of nuclear power.
  Title: SS Baton Rouge Victory
  Passage: The SS "Baton Rouge" was a cargo Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.  The "Baton Rouge" (MCV-846) was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards.  The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 846rd ship built.  Her keel was laid on June 21, 1945.  She was launched on August 22, 1945 and completed on September 24, 1945.  The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission.  The American Export Line and later the Isthmian Steamship Company operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration.
  Title: SS Middlebury Victory
  Passage: The SS "Middlebury Victory" was a Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II.  The "Middlebury Victory" (MCV-726), was a type VC2-S-AP2 victory ship built by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard 2, of Richmond, California.  The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 726th ship built.  Her keel was laid on December 16, 1944.  The ship was christened on March 1, 1945.  SS "Middlebury Victory" was an armed cargo ship, named for Northeastern University in Boston one of 150 educational institutions that had Victory ships named after them.  She was built at the Oregon Shipbuilding yards in just 75 days, under the Emergency Shipbuilding program for World War II.  The 10,600 ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission.  She was operated by the General SS Company under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration.
  Title: NS Savannah
  Passage: NS "Savannah" was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship.  Built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 million, including a $28.3 million nuclear reactor and fuel core, funded by United States government agencies, "Savannah" was a demonstration project for the potential use of nuclear energy.  Launched on July 21, 1959, and named after  , the first steamship to cross the Atlantic ocean, she was in service between 1962 and 1972 as one of only four nuclear-powered cargo ships ever built.  (Soviet ice-breaker "Lenin" launched on December 5, 1957, was the first nuclear-powered civil ship.)
  Title: John J. McMullen &amp; Associates
  Passage: John J. McMullen Associates, Incorporated (JJMA) was one of the largest naval architecture firms in the United States, specializing in ship design and marine-related technical consulting between 1957 and 2005.  Founded in 1957 in New York City by Dr. John J. McMullen, JJMA developed a strong reputation in commercial ship design and management of ship construction projects for ship operators.  In the 1970s, JJMA extended its capabilities to technical and program support of US Navy ship construction programs for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) through an office in Arlington, Virginia.  Success in naval programs support led to them as l further expansion with JJMA operations supporting NAVSEA in Pascagoula, MS, Bath, ME, Port Hueneme, CA, Newport News, VA and several other U.S. shipbuilding centers.  JJMA also added a Houston, Texas operation to support the offshore oil industry, as well as specialty consulting services in New York for port planning, and support for naval modernization by allied nations.  By 1982, JJMA had approximately 300 employees.
  Title: SS Northeastern Victory
  Passage: The SS "Northeastern Victory" was a cargo ship built during World War II, under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.  The "Northeastern Victory" (MCV-735) was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Richmond Shipyards|Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard 2, of Richmond, California.  The cargo ship was the 703rd ship built.  The Ship was laid on March 28, 1945.  The ship was christened on June 30, 1945.  SS "Northeastern Victory" was an armed cargo ship named after a Northeastern University in Boston.  She was built at the Oregon Shipbuilding yards in just 96 days.  The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission.  The American-Hawaiian SS Company operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration.
citations: Erazmo Tićac NS Savannah