DAN BEARD
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243069
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Dan Beard (1850-1941). Dan
Beard was an American naturalist, artist, and author. Beard was active in the
early scouting movements and his scouting organization merged with the Boy
Scouts of American upon its founding in 1910.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | DAN BEARD.pdf |
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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
Stockard Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 10, 1944
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-1202 while en route from Barry, Wales, United Kingdom, to Belfast, Northern Ireland. The ship broke into two pieces; the aft section sank while the fore section wrecked ashore.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
51° 56' N., 05° 28' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off Strumble Head, Wales, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
29
