What kind of ship is JOHN W BROWN?

JOHN W BROWN is a museum ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1942 by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. The vessel is 128 m long with a beam of 19 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for JOHN W BROWN?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for JOHN W BROWN from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for JOHN W BROWN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

JOHN W BROWN

Museum ship · United States · built 1942 · AIS Class A

IMO8862739MMSI303348100Call signKHJLLast AIS position Oct 4, 2026, 15:48 UTC

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JOHN W BROWN (Museum ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 15:48 UTC, moored, near Baltimore (North Atlantic Ocean).

Vessel type: Museum ship
Flag: United States
Year built: 1942
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 128 m × 19 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 4, 2026, 15:48 UTC

Position: 39.2595° N, 76.5562° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 321°
Heading: —

39.2595° N, 76.5562° W

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Identity & particulars

Name: JOHN W BROWN
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8862739
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 303348100
Call signWhat is a call sign?: KHJL
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataMuseum ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 128 m
Beam: 19 m
Year built: 1942

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Builder: Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About JOHN W BROWN

SS John W. Brown is a Liberty ship, one of two still operational and one of three preserved as museum ships. As a Liberty ship, she operated as a merchant ship of the United States Merchant Marine during World War II and later was a vocational high school training ship in New York City for many years. Now preserved, she is a museum ship and cruise ship berthed at Pier 13 in Baltimore Harbor in Maryland. John W. Brown was named after the Canadian-born American labor union leader John W. Brown (1867–1941). The other surviving operational Liberty ship is SS Jeremiah O'Brien in San Francisco, California. A third Liberty ship, SS Hellas Liberty (ex-SS Arthur M. Huddell) is preserved as a static museum ship in Piraeus, Greece.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is JOHN W BROWN now?: JOHN W BROWN (Museum ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 15:48 UTC, moored, near Baltimore (North Atlantic Ocean).
What kind of ship is JOHN W BROWN?: JOHN W BROWN is a museum ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1942 by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. The vessel is 128 m long with a beam of 19 m.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for JOHN W BROWN?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for JOHN W BROWN from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for JOHN W BROWN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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