SS Daram

History
NameDaram
OwnerUSSB
Port of registryPhiladelphia
BuilderTraylor Shipbuilding Corp., Cornwells Heights
Yard number181
Laid down26 December 1917
Launched19 October 1918
Completed19 December 1918
In service28 December 1918
Identification
FateWrecked, 9 October 1919
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length267.3 feet (81.5 m)
Beam46.0 feet (14.0 m)
Depth23.6 feet (7.2 m)
Installed power1,400 ihp
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed10 knots

SS Daram was a Design 1001 wooden cargo ship that ran aground on Long Bar Reef, Bermuda, while she was travelling from Pensacola, Florida, United States, to Marseille, France.

Construction

Daram was constructed in 1918.

The ship was 81.4 metres (267 ft 1 in) long and had a beam of 14 metres (45 ft 11 in). The ship was assessed at 2,573 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller which could hit a speed of 10 knots.

Sinking

On 9 October 1919, Daram was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States, to Marseille, France, when she ran aground on Long Bar Reef, Bermuda. There were no casualties.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Daram". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

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