SS Noah Brown
Liberty ship of WWII
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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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 United States | |
| Name | Noah Brown |
| Namesake | Noah Brown |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Seas Shipping Co., Inc. |
| Port of registry | Jacksonville |
| 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 |
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| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 8 October 1947 |
 United States | |
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| 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 in Gandia, September 1969 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
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| 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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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 Gandia, Spain, in 1969.[4][5]