DAWN

African Dawn at anchor. Date and location unknown. MARAD photo.

Year Built

1963

Official Number

291781

Shipyard

Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

C4-S-58a

Ship Length

571.90 feet

Beam

75.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

6810.00 tons

Gross Tons

11310.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

31.00 tons

Draft, Lightweight

13.00 tons

Displacement, Summer

20310.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

7300.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

68.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

54.00 tons

Fate

Scrapped

Historical Narrative

The SS Dawn, built as the SS African Dawn for Farrell Lines in 1963, was a break bulk cargo ship. The vessel was renamed Dawn after it had come under the control of Central Gulf Lines.

The Maritime Administration became the owner of Dawn in August 1988, and downgraded the vessel to non-retention status in January 2004. The vessel was dismantled under a scrap services contract, with work being completed on July 20, 2011.

Vessel Name History

1963 - 1980: African Dawn
1980 - 2011: Dawn

Vessel Name History

AFRICAN DAWN

DAWN

Mission

Mission Name
Vietnam War

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Ship Name Change	2/28/1980	Ship AFRICAN DAWN changes name to DAWN
Entry	7/28/1988	ENTRY TO PROGRAM N
Acquisition	8/9/1988	ex AFRICAN DAWN
Cleared Historic Review	6/21/2005	California SHPO cleared the ship for disposal on this date.
Disposal	7/20/2011	Vessel dismantlement completed.