| 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[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| Fate | Sold for commercial use, 23 December 1946, withdrawn from fleet, 27 December 1946 |
 Greece | |
| Name | Michalakis |
| Owner |
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| 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[2] | |
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| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SSAlexander E. Brown was aLiberty ship built in the United States duringWorld War II. She was named afterAlexander E. Brown.
Alexander E. Brown was laid down on 18 August 1944, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2321, byJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Robert Jones Sister, sister-in-law ofRaymond A. Jones, vice president and general manager, JAJCC, and launched on 28 September 1944.[3][1]
She was allocated toSouth Atlantic Steamship Lines Inc., 13 October 1944. On 5 June 1946, she was laid up in theJames River Reserve Fleet,Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 June 1946.[4]
She was sold, on 23 December 1946, toNicholas Eustathiou, for $565,691.07 and commercial use. She was flagged inGreece and renamedMichalakis. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 27 December 1946.[4]
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