BLACK HAWK
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242835
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
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
4360.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Lost
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Historical Documents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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| 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) | BLACK HAWK.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
WSA
Operator
United Fruit Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 29, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Lost
Cause Comments
U-322 attacked Black Hawk while the vessel traveled with convoy TBC-21 seven miles southeast of Portland Bill Lighthouse. Towed to Worbarrow Bay, beached and abandoned.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Seven miles southeast of Portland Bill Lighthouse
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
50° 28'N / 2° 28'W
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
--
