SS Alexander E. Brown
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Name | Alexander E. Brown |
Namesake | |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2321 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida |
Cost | $946,063[1] |
Yard number | 62 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 18 August 1944 |
Launched | 28 September 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert Jones Sister |
Completed | 13 October 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Sold for commercial use, 23 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 27 December 1946 |
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Name | Michalakis |
Owner |
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Operator | |
Fate | Sold, 1963 |
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Name | Georgakis |
Owner | |
Operator | |
Fate | Sold, 1965 |
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Name | Humboldt |
Owner | |
Operator | |
Fate | Sold, 1967 |
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Name | Humboldt |
Owner | |
Operator | |
Fate | Scrapped, 1967 |
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Displacement | |
Length | |
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 Alexander E. Brown was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after .
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 , 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 , 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 She was withdrawn from the fleet on 27 December 1946.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Maritime Administration. "Alexander E. Brown". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "SS Alexander E. Brown". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Panama City, Florida
- 1944 ships
- James River Reserve Fleet