Blackhawk
1971
This is Blackhawk
When launched in 1971, the 37.54-metre Blackhawk was the largest yacht Feadship had ever built for an American client – Chicago entrepreneur and Blackhawks ice hockey team owner Arthur Wirtz. Primarily intended as a yacht for entertainment purposes, it included countless innovations for this purpose like trash compacters and a 'radar range' (the forerunner of the modern microwave). She was also fitted with 1,000 watt single side band radio telephone and two 920 hp diesel engines. Perhaps most memorably, she delivered on Mr Wirtz’s demand for air-conditioning “so cold it freezes your balls off.”
Specifications
| Hull | 601 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Length | 37.55m / 123′2″ |
| Beam | 7.11m / 23′3″ |
| Draught | 2.10m / 6′10″ |
| Depth | 3.91m / 12′9″ |
| Launch name | Blackhawk |
| Current name | Blackhawk |
Design
| Naval architect | Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects |
Propulsion
| Main engines | 2 x Caterpillar D348 TA 686kW at 2000rpm |
Capacity
| Fuel capacity | 43,528 litres / 11,498 USG |
| Fuel capacity | 44 m³ |
| Water capacity | 6,624 litres / 1,749 USG |
| Water capacity | 7 m³ |
