SS David C. Reid

SS David C. Reid was an American molasses tanker that sank on 14 October 1928. Her last known position was given in an SOS as 37°N 38°W, or just west of the Azores.

History
Name	SS David C. Reid
Owner	John Jay Shipping Co.[1]
Builder	Merchant Shipbuilding Corp[2]
Launched	12 May 1918.[3]
Fate	Missing 14 October 1928
General characteristics
Class & type	Tanker[2]
Tonnage	5,700[2]
Displacement	9,300[2]
Length	400 feet[1]
Beam	54 feet[1]
Depth	31 feet[1]
Installed power	Two Westinghouse steam turbines[1]
Propulsion	Single Screw[1]
Speed	10.5 knots[2]
Notes	Ordered as "Winterleaf" by the British Admiralty as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Taken over by the US and delivered as "Sliverbrook".[4] Name changed to "David C. Reid in 1928.[2]

Memorial

The David C. Reid's radio operator, J. Maurice Black, is honored on the Wireless Operator's Monument in Battery Park, New York City. Strangely, the entry lists the location as "South Atlantic".^[5]

Storm

The American Meteorological Society's Monthly Weather Review for October 1928 noted that David C. Reid was not far from a tropical storm at the time she disappeared.^[6]