ANTOINE SAUGRAIN
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244174
Shipyard
Permanente Metals 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
4380.00 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
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Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Antoine Saugrain (1763-1820). Antoine
Saugrain was a physician and chemist that was credited with developing and
administering the first smallpox vaccine.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Antoine Saugrain at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Sunk
| 12/5/1944 | Struck with aerial torpedoes from Japanese aircraft while en-route from Humboldt Bay, New Guinea to Leyte. Ship was taken under tow but sunk with aerial torpedoes the next day, December 6, 1944. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ANTOINE SAUGRAIN.pdf |
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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
Agwilines Inc.
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 05, 1944
Use at Loss
Troop Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Struck with aerial torpedoes from Japanese aircraft while en route from Humboldt Bay (Yos Sudarso Bay), New Guinea (Indonesia), to Leyte, Philippines. Ship was taken under tow, but sunk by aerial torpedoes the next day, December 6, 1944.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
09° 42' N., 127° 05' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off east coast of Philippines
Lives Lost
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