SS Noah Brown

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameNoah Brown
Namesake Noah Brown
Owner War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator Seas Shipping Co., Inc.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2481
Awarded23 April 1943
Builder St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida [1]
Cost$1,192,596 [2]
Yard number45
Way number3
Laid down28 April 1944
Launched8 June 1944
Completed28 June 1944
Identification
FateSold for commercial use, 8 October 1947
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
Name
  • Noah Brown (1947-1949)
  • Henry Stevenson (1949-1955)
Owner Bulk Carriers Corp.
FateSold, 24 December 1954
Flag of Liberia.svgLiberia
NameAldershot
Owner Aldershot Steamship Corp.
Operator Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp.
FateSold, May 1960
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameKarolina
Owner Regina Steamship Corp.
OperatorOcean Freighting & Brokerage Corp.
FateSold, 31 October 1963
Flag of Liberia.svgLiberia
NameVrontados Pioneer
Owner Adriatic Maritime Co.
Operator Pacific Steamship Agency
FateSold, 1966
Flag of Liberia.svgLiberia
NameVrontados Pioneer
Owner Cosmic Freighters Ltd
OperatorPacific Steamship Agency
FateScrapped, September 1969
General characteristics [3]
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 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.

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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. [4]

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