Maritime record MWX1654 - Blackwood

Built in 1942 in the US Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., HMS BLACKWOOD had an HP of 5500 and was propelled by two screw driven steam turbine engines. She was armed with 3 x 3in; 2 x 40mm; 4 x 20mm guns and was owned by the Royal Navy. Her master was Lt Cdr Sly RN. She had a crew of 62, of which 58 were lost.

HMS BLACKWOOD was a Captain Class Frigate on lease-lend from the United States, having been involved in the D-Day landings at Normandy on 06-JUN-1944, was sunk by the German submarine U764 with the loss of 5 officers and 53 ratings; 4 officers including the CO were wounded. (1)(2) larn 1992 bvlas 1988
A Captain Class frigate on lend-lease, sunk by U764 in the Channel.(6)
A hose connector recovered from this wreck, Weymouth. (Droit A/3928).(6) MCA amnesty

<1> Larn, Richard, 1992, United Kingdom shipwreck index, Extracted 23 November 1992 (Index). SWX5030.

<2> 1988, British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 and 1939-45, p35 (Monograph). SWX4538.

<3> Hocking, Charles, 1990, Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam, p88 (Monograph). SWX4536.

<4> Larn, R, and Larn, B, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<5> Colledge, J J, 1969, Ships of the Royal Navy. Volume 1: major ships, p77 (Monograph). SWX4826.

<6> 2001, Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Receiver of Wreck Amnesty (Index). SWX4542.

<7> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 1008 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<8> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 14 (Monograph). SDO16406.

Record last edited

Sep 22 2023 4:32PM