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DE-4
HMS Blackwood (K-313)

CLASS: Evarts (lend-lease)
TYPE: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 4-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 156
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston Navy Yard on 22 September 1942, Launched 23 November 1942
Commissioned (USN Never), To Britain as Lend Lease 27 March 1943
Fate: Torpedoed by U-764, south of Portland Bill (England), 15 June 1944,
foundered while under tow the following day
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Curzon 44k off Bermuda 1943 Jim Bryce
History of HMS Blackwood (K-313), ex-DE-4
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship

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