Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936

Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936

Joseph A.Brown on Oct 26th 1974 undergoing scrapping at Kearny, New Jersey by Lipsett Inc.at the oblique of the former Federal SB & DD Co.

Courtesy:From the David Boone Collection

Joseph A.Brown on May 12th 1957 at Vancouver, Canada. Owned by U.S.Department of Commerce and operated by Terminal Steamship Co. under Maritime Administration Service Agreement Form BB / Bare Boat.

Courtesy:From the Walter E.Frost Collection

Mrs. E.K. Proctor (daughter of Joseph A. Brown) and her launching party) on Apr 30th 1943 at North Carolina SB Co.,Wilmington,NC.

Courtesy:National Archives