SS Brazil (1928)

	Artist's impression of Brazil, 1938–41 or 1948–58
History
United States
Name	Virginia (1928–38); Brazil (1938–64);
Namesake	Virginia; Brazil;
Owner	American Line Steamship Corp (1928–38); US Maritime Commission (1938–64);
Operator	Panama Pacific Line (1928–38); American Republics Line (1938–42); War Shipping Administration agents (1942–46); Moore-McCormack Line (1947–58);
Port of registry	New York
Route	New York – Havana – Panama Canal – Los Angeles – San Francisco (1928–37); New York – Barbados (outbound)/Trinidad (return) – Rio de Janeiro – Santos – Montevideo – Buenos Aires (1938–41, 1948–58);
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Yard number	326
Laid down	14 November 1927
Launched	18 August 1928
Completed	(Delivered) 28 November 1928
Maiden voyage	8 — 24 December 1928; New York — San Francisco;
In service	28 November 1928
Out of service	laid up 1958
Identification	US official number 227983; Code letters MHBN (until 1933); ; Call sign WSBW (from 1934); ;
Fate	Scrapped 1964
General characteristics
Tonnage	as Virginia:; 20,773 GRT, 12,167 net (1930 register); as Brazil:; 20,614 GRT, 11,319 net (1939 register); 18,298 GRT, 9,781 NRT (1939 Lloyd's);
Displacement	32,830
Length	613 ft 3 in (186.9 m) LOA; 586.4 ft (178.7 m) registry;
Beam	80.3 ft (24.5 m)
Depth	20.5 ft (6.2 m)
Installed power	2,833 NHP
Propulsion	turbo-electric transmission,; twin screw;
Speed	18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h);; record 18.96 knots (21.82 mph; 35.11 km/h);
Capacity	as built: 400 first class & 400 tourist class passengers;; after 1938 re-fit: 470 passengers;; after 1946–48 re-fit: 359 first class and 160 cabin class; cargo: 450,000 pounds (200 tonnes), with 95,000 pounds (43 tonnes) refrigerated;
Crew	as built: 350;; after 1938 re-fit: 380;
Sensors and ; processing systems	direction finding equipment; gyrocompass (from 1934);; fathometer (from 1938);
Notes	sister ships:; California, Pennsylvania;

SS Brazil was a US turbo-electric ocean liner. She was completed in 1928 as Virginia, and refitted and renamed Brazil in 1938. From 1942 to 1946 she was the War Shipping Administration operated troopship Brazil. She was laid up in 1958 and scrapped in 1964.

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