BYRON DARNTON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244913
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - U.S. Operation
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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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
--
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 16, 1946
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sold - U.S. Operation
Cause Comments
Ran aground during easterly gale at Sanda Island, Scotland, United Kingdom, broke in half; total loss.
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
--
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
Off Sanda Island, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
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