SS Albert Gallatin

	SS John W Brown, a ship of the same class.
History
United States
Name	Albert Gallatin
Namesake	Albert Gallatin
Operator	American-Hawaiian SS Company, then Isthmian SS Company
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
Yard number	9
Completed	April 1942
Identification	*IMO number: 241618; Callsign: LERH;
Fate	On January 2, 1944 torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-26 and sunk.
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT; 7,176 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa); 2,500 hp (1,900 kW);
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain); 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale);
Complement	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

SS Albert Gallatin was a liberty ship built by California Shipbuilding Corporation of Los Angeles, and delivered in April 1942 to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) with a hull# 277.^[2] Name for Albert Gallatin the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Albert Gallatin call sign was LERH. In April of 1942 she was operated as a United States Merchant Marine ship by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. In 1944 she was operated by the Isthmian Steamship Company of New York. On January 2, 1944 she was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-26 and sunk in the Arabian Sea during World War II.^[3]

First attack[]

On August 28, 1943 at 5:00 pm the Albert Gallatin was attacked by German submarine U-107, commanded by Volker Simmermacher off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. Albert Gallatin was unescorted by any ship when attacked. Albert Gallatin was traveling northbound 110 miles southeast of Savannah, Georgia with a US Navy K-class blimp K-34. U-107 fired three torpedoes, two missed and one hit the Albert Gallatin propeller with only minor damage, as it failed to detonate.^[4]

Sinking[]

On January 2, 1944 4:52 am Japanese submarine I-26, commanded by Kusaka, torpedoed Albert Gallatin. Albert Gallatin was unescorted in the Arabian Sea at the time. Albert Gallatin was traveling from Aden, Yemen to Bandar Shahpur, Iran with 7954 tons of cargo and mail. All of the crew were able to board the lifeboats. Later the crew of 43 merchants and the 28 United States Navy Armed Guards were picked up by the MV Britannia build in 1939. Albert Gallatin sank at

21°21′N 59°58′E / 21.350°N 59.967°E ^[5]

References[]

^ Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Liberty ships built by California Shipbuilding, Terminal Island, CA". usmm.org. 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Liberty Ships – A". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ uboat.net Albert Gallatin
^ wrecksite.eu Albert Gallatin

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[davies-1] Davies, James (2012). "Liberty Cargo Ships" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[2] "Liberty ships built by California Shipbuilding, Terminal Island, CA". usmm.org. 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[3] "Liberty Ships – A". mariners-l.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[4] uboat.net Albert Gallatin

[5] wrecksite.eu Albert Gallatin

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v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1944
Shipwrecks	2 Jan: Albert Gallatin 3 Jan: USS Turner 6 Jan: USS St. Augustine 8 Jan: U-426, U-757 9 Jan: U-81 10 Jan: Daniel Webster 11 Jan: I-11, Kuma 13 Jan: U-231 14 Jan: Ha-50, Sazanami 16 Jan: I-181, USS Macaw, U-544 17 Jan: Ha-51 18 Jan: Yoshida Maru 19 Jan: U-641 20 Jan: U-263 22 Jan: USS Portent, Ro-37 23 Jan: HMS Janus 24 Jan: Magane Maru, St David 25 Jan: Suzukaze 26 Jan LST-411, LST-422 28 Jan: Ha-49, U-271, U-571 29 Jan: Samuel Huntington, HMS Spartan, U-364 30 Jan: Cha-14, Cha-19, Cha-28, HMS Hardy, Tama Maru No. 3, U-314 31 Jan: U-592 Unknown date: USS Scorpion, U-305, U-377
Other incidents	16 Jan: USS Flier 30 Jan: I-6
1943 1944 1945 December 1943 February 1944

v t World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9)
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 Tanker
Special-purpose	Type S2 (" Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 (" Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 (" Gilliam-class attack transport") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

v t United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C CL-154^X
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento^S Asheville Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala^S Wassuc^S Monadnock^S Miantonomah^S Terror^S Keokuk^S Salem^S Weehawken^S Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

History
SS John W Brown, a ship of the same class.
United States
Name	Albert Gallatin
Namesake	Albert Gallatin
Operator	American-Hawaiian SS Company, then Isthmian SS Company
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles
Yard number	9
Completed	April 1942
Identification	*IMO number: 241618 Callsign: LERH
Fate	On January 2, 1944 torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-26 and sunk.
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m³) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m³) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns