The was a C1-M-AV1 ship owned by the

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. She was operated by

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from 1944 to 1947 under a bareboat under

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with the

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and War Shipping Administration for

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. In 1947 she was operated by the Alaska Steamship Co. She sank in the

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on the night of August 12, 1947, after a collision with the SS ''

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''. 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 M/S Diamond Knot
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