 Liberty shipHenry B. Brown, 12 July 1943 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Henry B. Brown |
| Namesake | Henry B. Brown |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
| Operator | Black Diamond Steamship Co. |
| Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull,MCE hull 938 |
| Awarded | 30 January 1942 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Cost | $1,074,208[2] |
| Yard number | 2088 |
| Way number | 7 |
| Laid down | 15 December 1942 |
| Launched | 28 January 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. L. J. Salon |
| Completed | 17 February 1943 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Laid up in Reserve Fleet, 6 April 1948, sold for scrap 17 March 1965 |
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| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSHenry B. Brown was aLiberty ship built in theUnited States duringWorld War II. She was named afterHenry B. Brown, an American attorney and judge who served as anAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, from 1891 to 1906.
Henry B. Brown was laid down on 15 December 1942, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 938, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland; she wassponsored by Mrs. L. J. Salon, and launched on 28 January 1943.[1][2]
She was allocated to theBlack Diamond Steamship Co., on 17 February 1943.[4]
On 6 April 1948, she was laid up in theWilmington Reserve Fleet, inWilmington, North Carolina. On 17 March 1965, she was sold for $50,050, toNorthern Metals, to be scrapped. On 25 March 1965, she was withdrawn from the fleet.[4]
