BLACK HERON
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
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Cargo Capacity
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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
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Ministry of War Transportation
Operator
Cunard White Star Ltd
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
British
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 15, 1941
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
British Ministry of War Transportation renamed Black Heron the Empire Barracuda. U-77 torpedoed Barracuda 34 miles off Cape Trafalgar on December 15, 1941, and the vessel sank.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
34 miles off Cape Trafalgar
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
35° 30'N / 6° 17'W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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