ALBERT GALLATIN
Year Built
1942
Official Number
241518
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4379.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Sunk
| 1/2/1944 | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-26 while en-route from Aden to Bandur, Iran. Total Loss |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALBERT GALLATIN.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 02, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-26 while en route from Aden, (Yemen), to Bandar Shahpur (Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni), Iran.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Arabian Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
21° 21' N., 59° 58' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 110 miles southeast of Savannah, Georgia
Lives Lost
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