SS Noah Brown | |
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Career (United States) | |
Name: | Noah Brown |
Namesake: | Noah Brown |
Owner: | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator: | Seas Shipping Co., Inc. |
Ordered: | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2481 |
Awarded: | 23 April 1943 |
Builder: | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1] |
Cost: | $1,192,596[2] |
Yard number: | 45 |
Way number: | 3 |
Laid down: | 28 April 1944 |
Launched: | 8 June 1944 |
Completed: | 28 June 1944 |
Identification: | |
Status: | Sold for commercial use, 8 October 1947 |
Career (United States) | |
Name: |
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Owner: | Bulk Carriers Corp. |
Fate: | Sold, 24 December 1954 |
Career (Liberia) | ![]() |
Name: | Aldershot |
Owner: | Aldershot Steamship Corp. |
Operator: | Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp. |
Fate: | Sold, May 1960 |
Career (Greece) | ![]() |
Name: | Karolina |
Owner: | Regina Steamship Corp. |
Operator: | Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp. |
Status: | Sold, 31 October 1963 |
Career (Liberia) | ![]() |
Name: | Vrontados Pioneer |
Owner: | Adriatic Maritime Co. |
Operator: | Pacific Steamship Agency |
Fate: | Sold, 1966 |
SS Noah Brown was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Noah Brown, an American shipbuilder, based in New York City, founded a company, along with his brother Adam, which was active between 1804 and 1833. They built several notable vessels, including Robert Fulton's Demologos, the first steam-powered warship, and numerous naval vessels on Lake Erie and Lake Champlain, during the War of 1812.
Construction[]
Noah Brown was laid down on 28 April 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2481, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and was launched on 8 June 1944.[1][2]
History[]
She was allocated to the Seas Shipping Co., Inc., on 28 June 1944. She was sold for commercial use, 8 October 1947, to Bulk Carriers Corp.. After several name and owner changes she was scrapped in Spain, in 1969.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/stjohnsriver.htm.
- Maritime Administration. "Noah Brown". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/9988.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)". p. 23. http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf.
- "SS Noah Brown". http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Noah%20Brown&code=B2481a.
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