S.S. JOHN W. BROWN ~ Tour the Ship

Name: S.S. JOHN W. BROWN ~ Tour the Ship
Start: 2022-12-21T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-12-21T11:00:00-05:00
Location: Aboard the Liberty Ship JOHN W. BROWN

Schedule

Wed Dec 21 2022 at 09:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Aboard the Liberty Ship JOHN W. BROWN | Baltimore, MD

Tour the S.S. JOHN W. BROWN
About this Event

Please note: The ship is open to the public on Sept 10 & 1. No tickets needed.
No tours available on Sept 17, 21 & 24, also Nov 5, 9 & 12.Do not miss your chance to walk the decks of the WWII Liberty Ship S.S. JOHN W. BROWN
Tour museum spaces, crew quarters, bridge, messrooms, troop berthing and much more. View the magnificent 140-ton triple-expansion steam engine, walk the decks, and stand on the bridge from that historic time.
In the early days of World War II, Allied merchant ships were being sunk far faster than they could be built. Soon the vital sea-lanes would be closed and the fate of Europe sealed.
America’s answer to this great challenge was the Liberty Ship!
In 18 emergency shipyards around the country a huge fleet of more than 2700 identical freighters was built in record time (in as little as 4 days, 15 hours and 34 minutes) to carry cargo and troops needed to win the war. 2500 Liberty ships survived the war, now only two ships survive from that great LIBERTY FLEET.
The S.S. JOHN W. BROWN, one of the last operating survivors from the great fleet. The JOHN W. BROWN is a fully operational, steaming World War II Memorial and Museum Ship, dedicated in honor of Merchant Seaman, the Naval Armed Guard, and Shipyard Workers of the Second World War. This 441 foot ship is operated entirely by volunteers, licensed and documented by the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship has numerous museum displays and period nautical equipment and armament. Her defensive guns, crew’s quarters, cargo spaces, and troop berthing areas are all open to the public. The engine room, with its unique 135-ton triple expansion steam engine, is also open to visitors over 12 years old.
The JOHN W. BROWN is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and has been fully restored and maintained as close as possible to her World War II configuration.
Visitors must be able to walk up a 38-step gangway to board the ship.
At this time, MASK are not required on board the ship, but that can change. Please bring your mask in case.
Project Liberty Ship, a non-profit volunteer organization was formed in 1978 to preserve the Liberty Ship JOHN W. BROWN as an operational maritime museum ship and as a memorial to shipyard workers, merchant mariners, and the U.S. Navy Armed Guard crews who built, sailed and defended the Liberty Ships during World War II