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
Cost	$1,192,596
Yard number	45
Way number	3
Laid down	28 April 1944
Launched	8 June 1944
Completed	28 June 1944
Identification	Call sign: WQFK
Fate	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.
Fate	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
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 m3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (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.

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.

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.
• "SS Noah Brown". Retrieved 24 January 2020.