iberty Ship S.S. JOHN W. BROWN will visit Providence, Rhode Island,
from September 23 through September 27, 2010. Welcome aboard!
S.S. JOHN W. BROWN, America's oldest surviving Liberty ship, will visit
Providence, Rhode Island, in September 2010. The BROWN will dock at Providence Piers,
Conley's Wharf, 200 Allens Avenue in Providence. The ship will be open to the
public for tours beginning Thursday, September 23, through Monday, September 27. Project
Liberty Ship,which owns and operates JOHN W. BROWN, will sponsor a
Living History Cruise on the waters of
Narragansett Bay on Saturday, September 25; there will be no public tours of the ship
on that date.
The public is cordially invited to tour the BROWN according to the following schedule:
| Date |
Ship Open
to Visitors |
Last Visitor
Boards Ship |
Last Visitor
Leaves Ship |
| September 23 |
10:00 a.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
| September 24 |
10:00 a.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
| September 25 |
Day Cruise, No Dockside Visits |
| September 26 |
10:00 a.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
| September 27 |
10:00 a.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
Tickets for the Living History Cruise are $140 per person; group rates are
available. See Project Liberty Ship's Living
History Cruises page to order tickets or for additional information.
For dockside tours of the ship, we ask a donation of $5 for visitors age 12
and older. Children younger than 12 may tour the ship without charge but must
be accompanied by an adult.
Much of the ship will be open to visitors, both during dockside tours and for
the Living History Cruise. The BROWN is a fully operational and seaworthy World
War II-era cargo ship. You may tour museum spaces, crew quarters, bridge, radio
room, chart room, messrooms, troop berthing areas, stern gun deck, engine room,
etc. Please note that, for reasons of safety, children under age 12 are not
permitted to visit the engine room. A few additional areas of the ship are
off-limits to all visitors, either for safety considerations or for the privacy
of our crew.
The Ship's Store will be open each day where you can purchase souvenirs of
your visit.
The BROWN's visit to Providence is at the invitation of the Steamship Historical Society of America, which is headquartered in East
Providence, Rhode Island, as part of the Society's celebration of its 75th anniversary.
Providence is also significant in maritime history as the site of the
Walsh-Kaiser shipyard, which built Liberty ships and other vessels during
World War II. With its voyage to Providence, JOHN W. BROWN will have visited each of the seven East
Coast cities having shipyards that built Liberty ships. Other shipyards on the Gulf and West Coasts
also built Liberty ships.
The Radisson Hotel Providence
Harbor is offering to all visitors and Project Liberty Ship staff visiting Providence for the
SS JOHN W. BROWN a discounted rate of $89.00 plus tax per night. The group rate is available
September 21-26, 2010. Please refer to the SS JOHN W. BROWN when reserving your room. If you have any
questions please contact the Radisson's front desk (401-272-5577) or Kellie Shaughnessy, the hotel's
Sales Manager. The group rate is based on availability.
The Radisson Hotel Providence Harbor is located at 220 India Street, Providence, RI 02903, about
two miles from the pier at which SS JOHN W. BROWN will be docked. Call 1-800-333-3333 for reservations
or e-mail RHI_PROV@radisson.com.
The BROWN will sail from Baltimore on September 20 and arrive in Providence on September 22, with
public visiting beginning on September 23. The BROWN will depart Providence for Baltimore on the
evening of September 27. The legs of the voyage from and returning to Baltimore are limited to crew
only; no passenger tickets will be sold.
The above schedule is subject to change without notice.
For further information visit this
website again, or call 410-558-0646 prior to September 23.
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