The JOHN W. BROWN Alumni Association is an organization for former maritime students of S.S. JOHN W. BROWN. Members include not only former JWB students and instructors but also students of previous New York City-based school ships, as well as honorary and associate members.
OUR GOALS
The goals of the Alumni Association are:
To aid in the future preservation of S.S. JOHN W. BROWN.
To keep Alumni Association members informed of JWB happenings and activities.
To collect memorabilia and historic articles on the schoolship years, and to display them in a schoolship museum aboard JWB.
To serve as a source for former students to locate classmates and old friends.
To work to preserve the JWB by assisting Project Liberty Ship in any way possible.
2023 SAILING SCHEDULE
Project Liberty Ship conducted a single Living History Cruise on September 17, 2023, completing the 2023 sailing schedule. The 2024 sailing schedule will be announced in the coming months. Be alert for emails from Project Liberty Ship for the sailing schedule and for information about serving on the operating crew during the cruise. Or contact the Project for information by phone at 410-558-0646 or by email at john.w.brown@usa.net. You must be a current member of Project Liberty Ship to serve on the operating crew.
OUT-OF-TOWN WORK PARTY
No work parties scheduled. ANNUAL ALUMNI REUNION
SAVE THE DATE
Fellow Alumni. We are planning on having an alumni reunion
on 4 May 2024, on the ship. That is the day of a Living History Cruise. PLS has
agreed to give us a very good price on our tickets. We are still in the early
stage of planning, but we are planning a social event on Friday evening, cruise
on our ship, with a general meeting on Saturday. Breakfast and goodbyes on
Sunday. I don’t have to tell you that our membership is getting smaller, so
let’s take this opportunity to get together.
Ron Ieva, class of 1964, will be chairing this event. If you
plan on coming, please let him know. His email is: raieva@aol.com. More
information to come.
Looking forward to seeing you …Bob Clancy DUES Annual dues for the Alumni Association are $10.00.
NOTE
If you have not been to JWB for a few years, be aware
that the ship is no longer located at Pier 1 or Pier C. Rather she is at Pier
13, south and east of Pier 1. The street address is 4601 Newgate Avenue; Google
the address to find it. The pier is located behind the coal piles, so to speak,
for those of you familiar with the area.
