SS Empire Barracuda
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Empire Barracuda was a 4,972 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1918 for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as Sacandaga. She was sold to American Diamond Lines in 1932 and renamed Black Heron. In 1941 she passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Barracuda. She was torpedoed on 15 December 1941 and sunk by U-77.
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Builder | American International Shipbuilding Co, Hog Island, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 494 |
Laid down | 20 March 1918 |
Launched | 29 October 1918 |
Completed | 12 January 1919 |
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Fate | Sunk 15 December 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | draught |
Tonnage | |
Length | 391 ft 9 in (119.41 m) |
Beam | 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) |
Depth | 28 ft (8.53 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x steam turbine (General Electric Corp, Schenectady), double reduction geared. 600 hp (450 kW) |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Crew | 47, plus 5 DEMS gunners (Empire Barracuda) |
Armament | 1 x 4.7" gun, 8 machine guns (Empire Barracuda) |
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