This is a Scale Model Kit, Paint and Glue are not included.
The SS John W. Brown was an American merchant ship of the Second World War. The keel for this unit was laid in July 1942, and the launch took place in September of the same year. Also in September 1942, the ship entered service. The total length of the vessel at the time of launching was 134.6 meters and a width of 17.4 meters. Full displacement reached 14,100 tons and maximum speed - 11 knots. The deck armament at the time of launch was composed of a single 127 mm gun and 7 20 mm Oerlikon cannons, but was changed during the service.
SS John W. Brown was one of the Liberty ships. Vessels of this type were mass-built by shipyards located in the USA and Canada during World War II. Units of this type were cheap and easy to produce, they had a very simple structure, but also very spacious holds. It is worth adding that the first units of this type were built in approx. 240-250 days, but along with the improvement of production techniques, this time decreased to approx. 40 days! During the war, more than 2,700 Liberty ships were built, of which about 200 were lost as a result of the hostilities. SS John W. Brown was built in a shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland. It made its first voyage in the period October 1942 - March 1943. At the beginning of 1943, it was converted into a unit intended for the transport of the army and during World War II it made seven more voyages (June 1943-August 1945). After the end of hostilities, he remained in service until 1946. In the years 1946-1982 it served as a school unit, and in the years 1982-1988 it remained in the reserve. She is currently one of only two Liberty ships that function as a museum ship.
