SS Empire Barracuda
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SS Empire Barracuda was a Design 1022 cargo steamship. She was built in 1919 for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as Sacandaga. American Diamond Lines was operating her by 1926; and in 1931 bought her and renamed her Black Heron. In 1941 the United Kingdom Ministry of Shipping bought her, and renamed her Empire Barracuda. In 1942, a German U-boat sank her by torpedo, killing 13 of the people aboard her.
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SS Empire Barracuda ⓘ
US-built cargo steamship that was sunk in 1942
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Black Heron, asset JTXntc6wDVYUdEiZ5qxmdmTg
The US steamship "Black Heron"| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 200 | Siege of Ocile | Roman Republic, Lusitanians, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1471 | Conquest of Asilah | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1508 | Siege of Asilah | Kingdom of Portugal, Wattasid dynasty, Catholic Monarchy, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1516 | Siege of Asilah | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1690 | Siege of Asilah | siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Sharifian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1829 | Austrian expedition against Morocco | Austrian Empire, military expedition, naval bombing of a city, Sharifian Empire | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SS Empire Barracuda | steamship | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ribat Arzila | cultural heritage, fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Black Heron, asset JTXntc6wDVYUdEiZ5qxmdmTg | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The US steamship "Black Heron" | Commons | ||
