Support the S.S. JOHN W. BROWN
The Liberty Ship JOHN W BROWN Project Liberty Ship, Inc. owns, preserves and operates the WWII Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown in Baltimore, MD.
Our $1 Million Dollar Project
(includes Fuel and Drydocking)
2024 Drydock Work
Our shipyard visit will consist of 14,000+ volunteer hours to continue to keep our operating maritime ship museum afloat.
Your giving support will help to raise funds for our future shipyard tasks:
• Full Hull Painting $300K.
• Clean and preserve potable water tanks, port and starboard $22K.
• Restore the coating on the interior surfaces of #4 double bottom tanks (DBT), port and starboard $42K. (These tanks are used to carry reserve feed water (fresh water) for use in the boilers.
• Restore bleeder plugs $21K. (These are plugs that are screwed into the hull plating at the bottom of DBTs and, when opened, provide an easy way to drain the tanks when on drydock.).
• Procure and replace the 14" gate valve used as the main condenser overboard line hull valve $24K.
• Cut out and replace deteriorated plating at the bottom of #3 lower hold, port side, aft $82K.
• Range the anchor and anchor chain on the drydock floor so the chain locker can be cleaned and preserved $18K.
• Crop out wasted material on the bottom of the bilge well in #3 lower hold (starboard side) and weld in new plating to restore integrity Price to be determined.
• Block, Haul, Launch & Lay days $134K
and probably a few more additional tasks!
Marine Diesel Fuel is a Necessity
Fuel and why it's important!
A 42-gallon barrel of marine diesel fuel burns in our boilers and keeps the S.S. John W. Brown's propeller turning on our steaming events, port visits, and our shipyard journey.
Currently, fuel will be approaching $200; however, we are hoping you may want to donate $50 or $100 to assist as we continue to operate the ship.
Your generosity will go a long way to keeping her sailing for future generations to see and experience.
As always, personal checks for charitable donations can be mailed to:
Project Liberty Ship, Inc.
P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station
Baltimore, MD 21224
Project Liberty Ship, INC
Project Liberty Ship is dedicated to the preservation of the Liberty Ship S.S. JOHN W BROWN as a living memorial to the men and women who built the great Liberty Fleet and to the merchant seamen and U.S. Navy Armed Guard who sailed the ships across the oceans of the world.
The S.S. JOHN W BROWN is the last remaining troop transport from WWII and the last to have landed troops ashore as part of an amphibious landing. It is also the oldest remaining Liberty Ship in the world. It was built in and is home ported in Baltimore. It is a museum and maritime education center open to all ages.
