History
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	US Official Number 217213 code letters LNSJ
Fate	Wrecked, 9 October 1919
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,573 GRT 1,532 NRT 3,588 DWT
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]

References

32°16′06″N 64°59′13″W / 32.2684°N 64.9869°W / 32.2684; -64.9869