BLACK TERN
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
American Shipbuilding Company
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
Lost
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Historical Documents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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| 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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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
British Ministry of War Transportation
Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
British
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 12, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Lost
Cause Comments
Empire Hawk torpedoed by the Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli and sank.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Off the coast of Brazil
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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