USCGC Acacia (WAGL 200)
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| Name | USCGC Acacia (WAGL 200) | ||
| Type: | Lighthouse Tender | ||
| Tonnage | 1.130 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Fabricated Shipbuilding and Coddington Eng Co, Milwaukee WI | ||
| Owner | Unites States Coast Guard (USCG) | ||
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| Date of attack | 15 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-161 (Albrecht Achilles) | ||
| Position | Grid ED 2955 | ||
| Complement | 35 officers and men (0 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
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| Route | Curaçao - Antigua | ||
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| History | Built as mine layer USS General John P. Story of the Speedwell-class for the US Army. On 14 Apr, 1927, transferred to the US Lighthouse Service of the US Coast Guard, converted to the lighthouse tender USCGC Acacia (WAGL 200). | ||
| Notes on loss | From 11.37 to 12.11 hours on 15 Mar, 1942, the unescorted USCGC Acacia (WAGL 200) was shelled by U-161 with 68 rounds from the deck gun, 92 rounds from the 37mm and 70 rounds from the 20mm AA gun, caught fire and sank south of Haiti. The survivors were rescued by USS Overton (DD 239). This was the only US Lighthouse Service vessel lost during the war. | ||
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