The SS John W. Brown, docked in Baltimore, Maryland, is slated to head to dry-dock for repairs, and the volunteer team charged with her upkeep is requesting the public’s help to fund $500,000 of the over $1 million price tag. Speaking with WBALTV 11, Dick Sterne, secretary of Project Liberty Ship, said, “It’s one of the largest class of ships ever built. The majority of liberty ships operated by the United States during World War II were built in Baltimore, after which they were used to transport everything from supplies to US troops overseas.