SS Samuel Q. Brown

	US Coast Guard PJ-1 evacuating two injured crewmen from SS Samuel Q. Brown, June 1932.
History
United States
Name	Samuel Q. Brown
Namesake	Samuel Q. Brown
Owner	Tide Water Oil Co.
Builder	Merchant Shipbuilding Corp., Chester
Yard number	384
Laid down	1 October 1920
Launched	15 October 1921
Sponsored by	Miss Louise Van Voorhees
Completed	5 November 1921
Commissioned	5 November 1921
Maiden voyage	5 November 1921
Homeport	New York (1922–1933); Wilmington (1934–1942);
Identification	US Official Number 221721; Code letters MDGT (1926–1933); ; Call sign KDVO (1934–1942); ;
Fate	Sunk, 23 May 1942
General characteristics
Type	Tanker
Tonnage	6,624 GRT; 4,117 NRT; 11,260 DWT;
Length	424.4 ft (129.4 m)
Beam	58.2 ft (17.7 m)
Depth	32.9 ft (10.0 m)
Installed power	584 Nhp, 3,000 ihp
Propulsion	New York Shipbuilding Co. 3-cylinder triple expansion
Speed	10+1⁄2 knots (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h)
Armament	During WWII; 1 × 4 in (102 mm) naval gun; 4 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns; 2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns;

Samuel Q. Brown was a steam tanker built in 1920–1921 by Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation of Chester for Tide Water Oil Co., a subsidiary of Standard Oil, with intention of operating between New York and the oil-producing ports of the southern United States and Mexico.