CAMBRIDGE, Md.- The S.S. John Brown has arrived in Dorchester County for its week-long stay.
According to the Dorchester County Office of Tourism, the ship is one of only two remaining and operational World War Two liberty ships. Beginning Sunday morning, the 76-year-old ship will be open for tours.
The ship is more than 441 feet long and weighs more than 7,100 tons. The liberty ship was originally launched in 1942 as a merchant ship. The Dorchester County Office of Tourism says during the war, liberty ships carried every type of cargo, including beans and bullets.
The liberty ship is docked near Governor's Hall at Sailwinds Park. The address is 200 Byrn Street, Cambridge, MD 21613.
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