 C1-M-AV1 type ship
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | MV Diamond Knot |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration |
| Operator |
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| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation |
| Commissioned | December 23, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
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| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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The MV Diamond Knot was a C1-M-AV1 ship owned by the War Shipping Administration. She was operated by United States Lines from 1944 to 1947 under a bareboat under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration for World War II.
In 1947 she was operated by the Alaska Steamship Co. She sank in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the night of August 12, 1947, after a collision with the SS Fenn Victory. The sinking resulted in the largest collision cargo loss in the waters of the Pacific Coast to that time. The ship was carrying a large cargo of canned salmon, most of which was subsequently recovered, repackaged, and sold.
The wreck remains on the seafloor where it originally sank, at a depth of 70 to 130 ft, and is a popular spot for recreational SCUBA divers
See also
References
- Navsource 2014. sfn error: no target: CITEREFNavsource2014 (help)
- C1 Cargo Ships 2009. sfn error: no target: CITEREFC1_Cargo_Ships2009 (help)
- "MV Diamond Knot". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- Salvage of the Diamond Knot's Cargo, Saltwater People Historical Society
- "Diamond Knot Wreck". Emerald Diving.
- M/S Diamond Knot, DCS Films