MV Diamond Knot

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.

History
United States
NameMV Diamond Knot
OwnerWar Shipping Administration
Operator
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation
CommissionedDecember 23, 1944
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeAlamosa-class cargo ship
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[2]
Displacement
  • 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
  • 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
  • 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated)
  • 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
  • 10 Officers
  • 69 Enlisted
Armament

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.[3] 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.[4]

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 [5][6]

See also

References
  1. Navsource 2014.
  2. C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
  3. "MV Diamond Knot". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. Salvage of the Diamond Knot's Cargo, Saltwater People Historical Society
  5. "Diamond Knot Wreck". Emerald Diving.
  6. M/S Diamond Knot, DCS Films
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