SS Alexander E. Brown

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameAlexander E. Brown
Namesake Alexander E. Brown
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator South Atlantic Steamship Lines Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2321
Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost$946,063 [1]
Yard number62
Way number1
Laid down18 August 1944
Launched28 September 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Robert Jones Sister
Completed13 October 1944
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 23 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 27 December 1946
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameMichalakis
Owner
Operator Compania de Navegacion Phoceana de Panama
FateSold, 1963
Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameGeorgakis
Owner P. Wigham Richardson & Co.
Operator Nimor Corporation
FateSold, 1965
Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameHumboldt
Owner Consorcio Naviero
Operator Compania de Navegacion Limar de Panama
FateSold, 1967
Flag of Peru.svgPeru
NameHumboldt
Owner Transmar S.A.
Operator Compania de Navegacion Limar de Panama
FateScrapped, 1967
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3  km/h; 13.2  mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Alexander E. Brown was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Alexander E. Brown.

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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. [3] [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. [4]

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 She was withdrawn from the fleet on 27 December 1946. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Panama City 2010.
  4. 1 2 MARAD.

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