American International Shipbuilding Co, Hog Island, Philadelphia
Yard number
494
Laid down
20 March 1918
Launched
29 October 1918
Completed
12 January 1919
Identification
US Official Number 217429 (1919–1941)
UK Official Number 168073 (1941–42)
Code Letters GNPP (1941–42)
Fate
Sunk 15 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and type
draught
Tonnage
4,972 GRT
7,500 DWT
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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Location of the sinking of Empire Barracuda off Morocco.
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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