SS Alexander E. Brown

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|module= 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: $946,063Yard number: 62Way number: 1Laid down: 18 August 1944Launched: 28 September 1944Sponsored by: Mrs. Robert Jones SisterCompleted: 13 October 1944Identification:

• Call sign: KSYW
• 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up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 June 1946Status: Sold for commercial use, 23 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 27 December 1946 |module2={{Infobox ship career|embed=yes | Hide header = title | Ship country = | Ship flag = Greece | Ship name = Michalakis | Ship namesake = | Ship owner =* Nicholas Eustathiou (1946–1958)

• Memphis Maritime Co. (1958–1963)

| Ship operator = Compania de Navegacion Phoceana de Panama | Ship status = Sold, 1963 | Ship notes = |module3= Career Panama Name: GeorgakisOwner: P. Wigham Richardson & Co.Operator: Nimor CorporationStatus: Sold, 1965 |module4= 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.

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.

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 She was withdrawn from the fleet on 27 December 1946.

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.