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DE- 4
HMS BLACKWOOD K-313
CLASS - Evarts Lend Lease
Displacement: 1,140 tons; Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa) x 35' 2" x 11' (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50, 2 x 40 mm AA, 9 x 20 mmAA.
Machinery: 6,000 BHP; 4 GM Model 16-278A Diesel Engines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed: 21.5 knots; Range: 6,000 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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off Bermuda 1943 |
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HMS BLACKWOOD DE- 4 History
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