SS Alexander E. Brown

History
United States
Name	Alexander E. Brown
Namesake	Alexander E. Brown
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	South Atlantic Steamship Lines Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2321
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$946,063
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	Call sign: KSYW
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 23 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 27 December 1946
Greece
Name	Michalakis
Owner	Nicholas Eustathiou (1946–1958) Memphis Maritime Co. (1958–1963)
Operator	Compania de Navegacion Phoceana de Panama
Fate	Sold, 1963
Panama
Name	Georgakis
Owner	P. Wigham Richardson & Co.
Operator	Nimor Corporation
Fate	Sold, 1965
Panama
Name	Humboldt
Owner	Consorcio Naviero
Operator	Compania de Navegacion Limar de Panama
Fate	Sold, 1967
Peru
Name	Humboldt
Owner	Transmar S.A.
Operator	Compania de Navegacion Limar de Panama
Fate	Scrapped, 1967
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 Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 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

SS Alexander E. Brown was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Alexander E. Brown.

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.

History

She was allocated to South Atlantic Steamship Lines Inc., 13 October 1944. On 5 June 1946, she was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 June 1946.

She was sold, on 23 December 1946, to Nicholas Eustathiou, 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.

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.