SS Daram
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| History | |
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| Name | Daram |
| Owner | USSB |
| Port of registry | Philadelphia |
| Builder | Traylor Shipbuilding Corp., Cornwells Heights |
| Yard number | 181 |
| Laid down | 26 December 1917 |
| Launched | 19 October 1918 |
| Completed | 19 December 1918 |
| In service | 28 December 1918 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 9 October 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 267.3 feet (81.5 m) |
| Beam | 46.0 feet (14.0 m) |
| Depth | 23.6 feet (7.2 m) |
| Installed power | 1,400 ihp |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| 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 81.4 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]
