SS Noah Brown

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.

History
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:	Call sign: WQFK [2]
Status:	Sold for commercial use, 8 October 1947
United States
Name:	Noah Brown (1947-1949) Henry Stevenson (1949-1955)
Owner:	Bulk Carriers Corp.
Fate:	Sold, 24 December 1954
Liberia
Name:	Aldershot
Owner:	Aldershot Steamship Corp.
Operator:	Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp.
Fate:	Sold, May 1960
Greece
Name:	Karolina
Owner:	Regina Steamship Corp.
Operator:	Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp.
Status:	Sold, 31 October 1963
Liberia
Name:	Vrontados Pioneer
Owner:	Adriatic Maritime Co.
Operator:	Pacific Steamship Agency
Fate:	Sold, 1966
Liberia
Name:	Vrontados Pioneer
Owner:	Cosmic Freighters Ltd
Operator:	Pacific Steamship Agency
Fate:	Scrapped, September 1969
General characteristics [3]
Class and type:	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage:	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement:	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length:	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam:	57 feet (17 m)
Draft:	27 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:	1 × triple-expansion steam engine,  (manufactured by Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 1 × screw propeller
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity:	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m^3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m^3) (bale)
Complement:	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament:	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

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]

References

1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
2. MARCOM.
3. Davies 2004, p. 23.
4. MARAD.

Bibliography

• "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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SS Noah Brown". Retrieved 24 January 2020.