SS Daram explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Name: Daram Ship Owner: USSB Ship Registry: Philadelphia Ship Builder: Traylor Shipbuilding Corp., Cornwells Heights Ship Yard Number: 181 Ship Laid Down: 26 December 1917 Ship Launched: 19 October 1918 Ship Completed: 19 December 1918 Ship In Service: 28 December 1918 Ship Identification: US Official Number 217213 code letters LNSJ Ship Fate: Wrecked, 9 October 1919 Ship Type: Cargo ship Ship Length: 267.3feet Ship Beam: 46feet Ship Depth: 23.6feet Ship Power: 1,400 ihp Ship Propulsion: Screw propeller Ship Speed: 10 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 81.4m (267.1feet) long and had a beam of 14m (46feet). The ship was assessed at . 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daram . Wrecksite . 24 September 2015 . 24 September 2015.