National Register of Historic Places

SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship)

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
November 17, 1997
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001295

About this property

SS John W. Brown is a Liberty ship, one of two still operational and one of three preserved as museum ships. As a Liberty ship, she operated as a merchant ship of the United States Merchant Marine during World War II and later was a vocational high school training ship in New York City for many years. Now preserved, she is a museum ship and cruise ship berthed at Pier 13 in Baltimore Harbor in Maryland. John W. Brown was named after the Canadian-born American labor union leader John W. Brown (1867–1941). The other surviving operational Liberty ship is SS Jeremiah O'Brien in San Francisco, California. A third Liberty ship, SS Hellas Liberty (ex-SS Arthur M. Huddell) is preserved as a static museum ship in Piraeus, Greece.

Location

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.26994, -76.57156

Categories

MILITARYMARITIME HISTORYTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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When was SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship) listed on the National Register?

SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1997.

What type of historic resource is SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship)?

SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship)?

The period of significance for SS JOHN W. BROWN (Liberty Ship) is recorded as the industrial era.

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