STEPHEN BROWN
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date24 August 1954
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 240 7/12' x breadth 40 1/12' x depth 16 5/6'
Gross Tonnage: 1464 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1464 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002535
Keywords
Yard Number: 844
Fate: Extant
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel (collier), 1 deck, machinery aft.
Owners:
1955: J. & A. Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd., Sydney, NSW.
2003: Owner/manager: Australian Maritime College, Sydney New South Wales.
General History:
27/08/1954:
'East Coast Boats Have to be Tough'
'Fifteen minutes after the ORMESBY QUEEN had slipped into the water of the River Dee, the STEPHEN BROWN, a motor collier built for Messrs J. & A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Colliery Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, slid down the slips from the yard of Messrs Hall Russell & Co. Ltd. into Aberdeen's tidal harbour.
As the collier left the way she was named by Lady Home, wife of Sir David George Home.
The STEPHEN BROWN is a single screw, single deck vessel of about 1800 tons deadweight, with raked stem, cruiser stern and machinery aft. She is 253ft 6in. in overall length with a beam of 40ft.
There are two holds served by steel hatchways of the combined rolling and pivoting type. The hatchways are free from obstruction to facilitate grab discharge.'
(Aberdeen Press & Journal)
'STEPHEN BROWN, a former collier, is moored permanently at Beauty Point, where it has been renovated for use as a stationary training ship. She is connected to shore power and water to enable the propulsion plant to be operated for training purposes. Holds 1 and 2 have been installed with various fully-operational machinery for training purposes.'
(http://www.amc.edu.au/facilities/)
Notes:
8 cylinder (340x570 mm) diesel engine by British Polar, Glasgow.
