BYRON DARNTON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244913
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - U.S. Operation
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Byron Darnton (1897-1942). Byron
Darnton worked as war correspondent for the New York Times and was
killed in New Guinea during World War II.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Byron Darnton at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | BYRON DARNTON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 16, 1946
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sold - U.S. Operation
Cause Comments
Ran aground during easterly gale at Sanda Island, Scotland, United Kingdom, broke in half; total loss.
Conflict
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Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Off Sanda Island, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
0
