Albert Gallatin
| Name | Albert Gallatin | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Liberty) | ||
| Tonnage | 7.176 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - California Shipbuilding Corp, Los Angeles CA | ||
| Owner | American-Hawaiian SS Co, New York | ||
| Homeport | New York | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Aug, 1943 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-107 (Volker Simmermacher) | ||
| Position | Grid DB 6289 - See estimated map location (31.33N78.57W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | At 04.52 hours on 2 Jan, 1944, the Japanese submarine I-26 (Kusaka) torpedoed and sank the unescorted Albert Gallatin (Master Cyrus Lee Brown) in the Arabian Sea (21°21N/59°58E). She was en route from Aden to Bandar Shahpur, Iran loaded with 7954 tons of war cargo and mail. All 43 crew members and 28 armed guards survived and were picked up by the Britannia. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.10 hours on 28 Aug, 1943, the Albert Gallatin was proceeding northbound off Savannah, Georgia, escorted by the blimp K-34, when she was attacked by U-107 with three torpedoes. Only one of them struck the ship but failed to detonate. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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