USS General W. M. Black
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS General W. M. Black
- IMO number
- 6801171
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 159.4 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1944
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USS General W. M. Black
USS General W. M. Black (AP-135) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. The ship was crewed by the U.S. Coast Guard until decommissioning. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general William Murray Black. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General W. M. Black in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General W. M. Black (T-AP-135). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Green Forest, before being scrapped in 1980.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS General W. M. Black now?
- USS General W. M. Black has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is USS General W. M. Black?
- USS General W. M. Black is a ship, built in 1944. The vessel is 159.4 m long.
- Who owns USS General W. M. Black?
- USS General W. M. Black is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS General W. M. Black been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS General W. M. Black appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).