Project Liberty Ship

A small staff of volunteers began planning for the day when New York would close down its floating high school and the ship would become available.

They were forced to stand and watch as the John W. Brown was towed out of the harbor and down the coast to the James River, Reserve Fleet in July 1983.

[3] While its membership slowly grew, Project Liberty Ship's volunteer staff continued to search for a berth in New York and accomplished several other important steps.

[4][5] Finally, late in 1987, Project Liberty Ship officers gave up their attempts to berth John W. Brown in New York and turned to Baltimore, Maryland.

"Project Liberty Ship Baltimore" went to work, with the full backing and support of the parent group in New York, to permanently display John W. Brown in the harbor of her birth.