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Old 06-01-23, 01:07 PM   #4471
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Old 06-01-23, 09:45 PM   #4472
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was it armed?
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A Fletcher class destroyer?
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Old 06-02-23, 05:36 AM   #4474
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was it armed?
Yes but as far as I can ascertain the largest calibre weapon was 40mm

Her two owners after US use may have changed her armament but I'm not sure.
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Old 06-02-23, 05:39 AM   #4475
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A Fletcher class destroyer?
Nothing as speedy or dashing.

BIG CLUE: Today you'll find her at sea but that doesn't necessarily mean she should be considered as being seaworthy.
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Old 06-02-23, 02:10 PM   #4476
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so basically a freighter?
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Old 06-02-23, 05:12 PM   #4477
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John W. Brown?
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Old 06-02-23, 10:37 PM   #4478
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/\ can't be; the John W. Brown like the other Liberty ship, Jeremiah O'brian at Fisherman's Wharf, SF, is a "museum ship' which Jimbuna has heretofore said the OP is not. Moreover, Liberties pack 6" cannons, considerably heavier than the 40mm already discussed...
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Old 06-02-23, 11:08 PM   #4479
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Icon9 Found under: "old rust buckets still afloat after WWII"

gets me: USAS American Mariner: also nicknamed Hannibal after an old target vessel...currently scuttled but visible in Cheasapeake Bay..? Used as target practice. Originally laid down as the Liberty SS George Calvert, it has retained its present name under both subsequent 'owners', the US ARMY and Marine Transportation Service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAS_American_Mariner
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The hull was used for target practice by naval aviators flying out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, until at least 1971. Her hull is still visible in the Chesapeake Bay, at 38°02′25″N 76°09′17″W, roughly midway between Point Lookout and Smith Island. She appears to have been the only ship to have served in the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy after being built for service with the United States Merchant Marine.
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Moreover, Liberties pack 6" cannons, considerably heavier than the 40mm already discussed...

Never new they had such a heavy armament (a cruiser gun, after all). I've always thought they had something like 76mm or 100mm (3" / 4"), which were sufficient against submarines as well.
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Old 06-03-23, 05:41 AM   #4481
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so basically a freighter?
Not really, she is a specific type/class.

CLUE: No other ship in the US Navy has been given this name.
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John W. Brown?
Afraid not.

CLUE: Roughly half the displacement of the above.
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gets me: USAS American Mariner: also nicknamed Hannibal after an old target vessel...currently scuttled but visible in Cheasapeake Bay..? Used as target practice. Originally laid down as the Liberty SS George Calvert, it has retained its present name under both subsequent 'owners', the US ARMY and Marine Transportation Service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAS_American_Mariner
Easily the closest yet.
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Old 06-03-23, 12:13 PM   #4484
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Never new they had such a heavy armament (a cruiser gun, after all). I've always thought they had something like 76mm or 100mm (3" / 4"), which were sufficient against submarines as well.
My bad; it was a 5" cannon!
Jerimiah O'brien stern gun> bow gun> John W Brown>
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