SS JohnWBrown dock trial 04 23 14
For anyone who has ever wondered what it takes to start the engine of a steam plant like the one we have on the SS JOHN W BROWN, here is a 10 minute clip of how we do it. First, we start an air compressor and put compressed air into the steam system beck down into the Engine Room. Using that air pressure, we run the forced draft fan and fuel oil service pump, lite off a burner in each boiler, and slowly build up some steam pressure. When we get that pressure up to about 150 psi, we shut everything down, close the valves back to the air compressor, open the steam valves, start the fan and fuel pump, and finally lite off again on steam. Then we continue to start the other auxiliary pumps and engines, and finally roll over the main engine. The entire process takes at least 4 hours.
Work Weekend aboard the SS John W Brown 01 18 14
In January the SS John W Brown a Work Weekend over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It is intended to give those crew members who live out of town to come stay on the ship for a long weekend and get involved. We have a list of jobs to accomplish, and it gives volunteers an opportunity to catch up during the winter months.
Outside Your Comfort Zone Update 2 - S.S John W Brown
The ship is painted and ready to be heavy weathered....
LIBERTY SHIP JOHN W. BROWN JUNE 1 2013 CRUISE
One of two surviving fully operational Liberty ships preserved in the United States, S.S. JOHN W. BROWN is the product of an emergency shipbuilding program in World War II that resulted in the construction of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
Veterans Appreciation Cruise 24 May 2014 John W Brown
On May 24th, the SS JOHN W BROWN held the first of four Living History Cruises of 2014, honoring all our veterans. This video is just a small sample of all the attractions and entertainment provided on these cruises, with a minor focus on the Armed Guard efforts to defend against attacking aircraft. Our passengers also enjoy a continental breakfast and buffet lunch as well as afternoon snacks. The engine room is open to all passengers to view our triple-expansion 2500 hp steam engine in action. For those who jumped on the opportunity early enough, we offered a one hour guided tour through the entire engine room and a detailed explanation of how our power plant works. Look for more Behind the Scenes Tours on future cruises. Our next cruise is on June 14th, and tickets are available through our website through Sunday June 1st, so don't miss this opportunity to experience history!
The S.S. JOHN W. BROWN - still operating since WWII
The S.S. JOHN W. BROWN is one of only two remaining fully operational Liberty ships that participated in World War II. The vessel continues to educate by operating as a historic museum, furnishing visitors with a unique opportunity to experience living history of the World War II merchant marine. Richard Solomon was given extensive ship-wide access to the John Brown and interviewed a number of historians and alumni.
For direct contact: email--- john.w.brown@usa.net or leave a message: 410-558-0164.
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Launched: 7 September 1942
Out of service: 19 November 1946
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2010-09-23: Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
A short video I took of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland.
Project Liberty Ship 2013
Footage taken from the Liberty Ship John W Brown living History Cruise
in Baltimore, MD on June 1, 2013. This footage was shot on a Contour +2 HD helmet camera using a handheld mount. For more information on this ship and tickets for the next sailing, visit
Baltimore Harbor
Video of the scenery of the Maryland Baltimore Harbor. Includes clip of the departure of the Liberty ship the SS John W Brown also known as B4611.
Ivaran Line's MV Americana Passenger Cargo ship
The MV Americana was the last passenger/cargo ship (carrying more than 12 passengers) that operated out of the United States.
This is a promotional video done in the late 1980s.
United States lightship Chesapeake
First video of the historic ships of Baltimore going aboard the U.S . Lightship Chesapeake
VTS 03 1 The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships part 3
The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships part 1
RC Big Ship - Jeremiah O'Brien - Liberty Ship from World War II
SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named for American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744--1818). Now based in San Francisco, the O'Brien is a rare survivor of the 6,939-ship armada[3] that stormed Normandy on D-Day, 1944,[4][5] and one of only two currently operational WWII Liberty ships afloat of the 2,710 built during the war (the other being the SS John W. Brown based in Baltimore).
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* 1 History
* 2 50th Anniversary of D-Day
* 3 References
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
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Built in just 56 days at the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine, and launched on 19 June 1943, this class EC2-S-CI ship not only made four perilous round trip wartime crossings of the Atlantic and served on D-Day, the vessel later saw sixteen months of service in both the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean calling at ports in Chile, Peru, New Guinea, the Philippines, India, China, and Australia.
The end of the war caused most of the Liberty ships to be removed from service in 1946 and many were subsequently sold to foreign and domestic buyers. Others were retained by the U.S. Maritime Commission for potential reactivation in the event of future military conflicts. The O'Brien was mothballed and remained in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay for 33 years. In the 1970's, however, the idea of preserving an unaltered Liberty Ship began to be developed and, under the sponsorship of Rear Admiral Thomas J. Patterson, USMS, (then the Western Regional Director of the U.S. Maritime Administration) the ship was put aside for preservation instead of being sold for scrap. In a 1994 interview printed by the Vintage Preservation magazine Old Glory, Patterson is alledged to have claimed the ship was steamed to her anchorage in the mothball fleet (unlike the many that were secured as unservicable and towed into storage), and frequently placed at the back of the list for disposal, which undoubtedly contributed to her survival.
Possession of the O'Brien was taken in 1979 by the National Liberty Ship Memorial, an all volunteer group, to be restored; at which point she was virtually the last Liberty at the anchorage. Amazingly, those who volunteered to resurrect the mothballed ship were able to get the antiquated steam plant operating while the vessel remained in Suisun Bay, and after more than three decades of sitting in rusting idleness, the O'Brien's boilers were lit; and on 21 May 1980, the ship left the mothball fleet -- the only similar vessel ever to do so under her own power[citation needed] -- for San Francisco Bay, drydocking, and thousands of more hours of restoration work. The ship then moved to Fort Mason, on the San Francisco waterfront just to the west of Fisherman's wharf. There the O'Brien became a floating museum dedicated to the men and women who built and sailed the ships of United States Merchant Marine in WWII. Licenced to carry tours around San Fransico bay, it was suggested that the ship be restored to ocean going specification, and after efforts in securing sponsorship this was accomplished in time for the 50th D-Day Anniversary Celebrations in 1994. The ship makes several passenger-carrying daylight cruises each year in the San Francisco Bay Area, and occasional voyages to more distant ports such as Seattle and San Diego.
Footage of the ship's engines was used in the 1997 film Titanic to depict the ill-fated ship's own engines.
Shipbuilding program hits all time high - 1942
Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by German U-boats, they were purchased for the U.S. fleet and for lend-lease deliveries of war matériel to Britain and to the Soviet Union via deliveries through Iran. Eighteen American shipyards built 2,710 Libertys between 1941 and 1945, easily the largest number of ships produced to a single design.
The production of these vessels mirrored on a much larger scale the manufacture of the Hog Islander ship and similar standardized types during World War I. The immense effort to build Liberty ships, the sheer number of ships built, and the fact that some of the ships survived far longer than the original design life of five years, make them the subject of much interest.
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This video is part from The United Newsreel (1942 - 1946).
KAISER SHOWS HOW TO BUILD SHIP IN 4 DAYS - SOUND
Interior shots showing Jay Kaiser building model of merchant ship (liberty ship) showing how the real thing is made mass production. CU. Mr. Kaiser. GS. Robertt E Peary ships being launched.
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A historic Norwegian military ship will be docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor until November 11th.
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Liberty ship back to History
The Liberty ship was a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, the design was adapted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction.[4] Mass-produced on an unprecedented scale, the now iconic Liberty ship came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output.
The class was developed to meet British orders for transports to replace those torpedoed by German U-boats. The vessels were purchased both for the U.S. fleet and lend-lease deliveries of war materiel to Britain and the Soviet Union. Eighteen American shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 1941 and 1945, easily the largest number of ships produced to a single design.
Their production mirrored on a much larger scale the manufacture of the Hog Islander and similar standardized ship types during World War I. The immensity of the effort, the sheer number of ships built, the vaunted role of female workers in their construction, and the survival of some far longer than their original five-year design life, all make them the subject of much continued interest.
Liberty Ship Newsreel
“Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. Though British in concept, the design was adapted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass-produced on an unprecedented scale, the Liberty ship came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output.
“The class was developed to meet British orders for transports to replace ships that had been lost. Eighteen American shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 1941 and 1945, easily the largest number of ships ever produced to a single design.
“The ships initially had a poor public image due to their appearance. In a speech announcing the emergency shipbuilding program President Franklin D. Roosevelt had referred to the ship as a dreadful looking object, and Time magazine called it an Ugly Duckling. September 27, 1941, was dubbed Liberty Fleet Day to try to assuage public opinion, as the first 14 Emergency vessels were launched that day. The first of these was SS Patrick Henry, launched by President Roosevelt. In remarks at the launch ceremony, FDR cited Patrick Henry's 1775 speech that finished Give me liberty or give me death. Roosevelt said that this new class of ships would bring liberty to Europe, which gave rise to the name Liberty ship.
“The first ships required about 230 days to build (Patrick Henry took 244 days), but the average eventually dropped to 42 days. The record was set by SS Robert E. Peary, which was launched 4 days and 151⁄2 hours after the keel was laid, although this publicity stunt was not repeated: in fact much fitting-out and other work remained to be done after the Peary was launched. The ships were made assembly-line style, from prefabricated sections. In 1943, three Liberty ships were completed daily.”
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