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Career (United States)
Name:
Alexander E. BrownNamesake:
Alexander E. BrownOwner:
War Shipping Administration (WSA)Operator:
South Atlantic Steamship Lines Inc.Ordered:
as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2321Builder:
J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, FloridaCost:
$946,063[1]Yard number:
62Way number:
1Laid down:
18 August 1944Launched:
28 September 1944Sponsored by:
Mrs. Robert Jones SisterCompleted:
13 October 1944Identification:
- Call sign: KSYW
[1]Fate:
Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 June 1946Status:
Sold for commercial use, 23 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 27 December 1946
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| Ship flag = 
Greece
| Ship name = Michalakis
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| Ship owner =* Nicholas Eustathiou (1946–1958)
- Memphis Maritime Co. (1958–1963)
| Ship operator = Compania de Navegacion Phoceana de Panama
| Ship status = Sold, 1963
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Career
Panama
Name:
GeorgakisOwner:
P. Wigham Richardson & Co.Operator:
Nimor CorporationStatus:
Sold, 1965
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Career
Panama
Name:
HumboldtOwner:
Consorcio NavieroOperator:
Compania de Navegacion Limar de PanamaStatus:
Sold, 1967
SS Alexander E. Brown was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Alexander E. Brown.
Construction
Alexander E. Brown was laid down on 18 August 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2321, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Robert Jones Sister, sister-in-law of Raymond A. Jones, vice president and general manager, JAJCC, and launched on 28 September 1944.[2][1]
History
She was allocated to South Atlantic Steamship Lines Inc., 13 October 1944. On 5 June 1946, she was laid up in the n James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 June 1946.[3]
She was sold, on 23 December 1946, to Nicholas Eustathiou, for $565,691.07 and commercial use. She was flagged in Greece and renamed Michalakis. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 27 December 1946.[3]
References
Bibliography
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonespanamacity.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Alexander E. Brown". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/126. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Alexander E. Brown". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Alexander%20E.Brown&code=B2321a.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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