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THE JOHN W. BROWN was built at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, not far from where she is presently berthed at the old Pennsylvania Railroad Pier#1 on Clinton Street. Named for a recently deceased labor union leader, the keel of the John W. Brown was laid on July 28, 1942, and through assembly-line production and prefabrication, it was launched 40 days later, on Labor Day, September 7, 1942 (above). It was put into service on September 19, 54 days from keel to completion. This was typical of the mass-produced Liberty Ships (the record completion time was a Kaiser ship built on the West Coast in 10 days!).
The John W. Brown is maintained as a working historical vessel by the volunteers of Project Liberty Ship. For more information about the ship and a schedule of 2001 crusies, visit their WEBSITE.
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