SS Noah Brown
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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[2] |
Cost | $1,192,596[1] |
Yard number | 45 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 28 April 1944 |
Launched | 8 June 1944 |
Completed | 28 June 1944 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial use, 8 October 1947 |
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Owner | Bulk Carriers Corp. |
Fate | Sold, 24 December 1954 |
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Name | Aldershot |
Owner | Aldershot Steamship Corp. |
Operator | Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp. |
Fate | Sold, May 1960 |
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Name | Karolina |
Owner | Regina Steamship Corp. |
Operator | Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp. |
Fate | Sold, 31 October 1963 |
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Name | Vrontados Pioneer |
Owner | Adriatic Maritime Co. |
Operator | Pacific Steamship Agency |
Fate | Sold, 1966 |
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Name | Vrontados Pioneer |
Owner | Cosmic Freighters Ltd |
Operator | Pacific Steamship Agency |
Fate | Scrapped, September 1969 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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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
[edit]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.[2][1]
History
[edit]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.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Noah Brown". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "SS Noah Brown". Retrieved 24 January 2020.