# USS Sangay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Sangay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Sangay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sangay > Source revision: 1335730351 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ammunition ship of the United States Navy USS Sangay (AE-10) transporting contact mines, 1943 History United States Laid down 30 October 1941 Launched 5 April 1942 Acquired 25 November 1942 Commissioned 25 March 1943 Decommissioned 20 July 1947 Stricken 1 July 1960 Fate Sold for scrapping, 19 November 1980 General characteristics Displacement 6,400 tons Length 412 ft 3 in (125.65 m) Beam 60 ft (18 m) Draft 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) Speed 14.8 knots Complement 308 officers and enlisted Armament 1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber gun 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 12 × 20 mm guns The **USS *Sangay* (AE-10)** was an [ammunition ship](/source/Ammunition_ship) in service with the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) from 1943 to 1947. After spending decades in reserve, she was sold for scrapping in November 1980. ## History USS *Sangay* was named after the [Sangay](/source/Sangay) volcano in Ecuador, a tongue-in-cheek reference to what would happen if a munitions ship was hit by enemy fire. She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 225) as ***Cape Sable*** on 30 October 1941 by [Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc.](/source/Pennsylvania_Shipyards%2C_Inc.), [Beaumont, Texas](/source/Beaumont%2C_Texas); launched on 5 April 1942; sponsored by Mrs. A. Robert Lee; delivered to the War Shipping Administration on 9 September 1942; acquired by the Navy on 25 November 1942; and commissioned on 25 March 1943. ### Pacific War *Sangay* sailed from [Yorktown, Virginia](/source/Yorktown%2C_Virginia), on 13 May 1943 with a cargo of mines for [San Diego](/source/San_Diego). On 30 May, she began the first of four round trips between the west coast and Hawaii, carrying ammunition to [Pearl Harbor](/source/Pearl_Harbor) and returning to San Francisco with defective ammunition and empty shell cases. This duty was completed on 2 October. On 16 November, the ship left San Francisco for the first of five voyages to supply the fleet with ammunition in forward areas. *Sangay's* first stop was at [Funafuti](/source/Funafuti) from 29 November 1943 to 11 January 1944 where, in addition to issuing ammunition to cruisers and destroyers, her crew cleared obstructions in the [Te Bua Bua Channel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Te_Bua_Bua_Channel&action=edit&redlink=1) and directed minesweeping operations in the harbor. After resupplying at Pearl Harbor, the ammunition ship moved to the [Marshall Islands](/source/Marshall_Islands) and issued bombs and fuses to the carriers of Task Force 58 at [Majuro](/source/Majuro) from 6 to 9 February, and then transferred the rest of her cargo to barges at [Roi](/source/Roi-Namur) between 10 and 14 February and to [USS *Rainier* (AE-5)](/source/USS_Rainier_(AE-5)) at Majuro from 17 to 22 February. She then picked up a fresh cargo of ammunition at San Francisco and issued it to fleet units at Efate on 15 April, [Seeadler Harbor](/source/Seeadler_Harbor) from 24 April to 8 May, at [Cape Cretin](/source/Cape_Cretin), [New Guinea](/source/New_Guinea), from 10 to 13 May, at [Efate](/source/Efate) between 18 and 21 May, and at [Espiritu Santo](/source/Espiritu_Santo) from 22 to 31 May, before arriving at [Eniwetok](/source/Eniwetok) on 9 June for three weeks. She transferred her remaining ammunition to [USS *Shasta* (AE-6)](/source/USS_Shasta_(AE-6)) on 2 June and sailed to San Francisco where, at [Mare Island Naval Shipyard](/source/Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard) on 9 August 1944, 328 African-American enlisted sailors refused to load munitions; a work-stoppage that was to be called the [Port Chicago mutiny](/source/Port_Chicago_mutiny). Civilian longshoremen were instead brought in to load *Sangay*.[1] Ship's motto. *Sangay's* next assignment was to support the landings on [Peleliu](/source/Peleliu) in the [Palau](/source/Palau) Islands. Between 15 and 21 September, she lay off the beach during the day issuing ammunition to American warships and retired seaward with the transports at night. She then issued ammunition in [Kossol Passage](/source/Kossol_Passage) between 22 and 26 September and at Seeadler Harbor between 1 and 10 October before joining [USS *Mauna Loa* (AE-8)](/source/USS_Mauna_Loa_(AE-8)) and sailing to San Francisco. Returning to the forward areas, she issued ammunition and bombs to units of Task Force 38 at [Ulithi](/source/Ulithi) from 20 December 1944 to 11 January 1945, and then supplied ammunition depots at Eniwetok between 17 and 23 January and at Kwajalein between 24 and 27 January before returning to San Francisco on 10 February. *Sangay* left San Francisco on 22 March with a cargo of mines and mine components, arriving after several stops at Eniwetok on 27 June. She remained there until ordered back to Pearl Harbor on 12 August to be fitted as a tender for small minecraft, and sailed from there on 26 September with general cargo loaded for fleet issue. After ten days at [Okinawa](/source/Okinawa_Island), from 11 to 20 October, she arrived at [Sasebo](/source/Sasebo) on 22 October where she provided support to minesweepers clearing Japanese minefields. She remained there, except for a nine-day visit to [Wakayama Wan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wakayama_Wan&action=edit&redlink=1), until sailing for home via Okinawa on 17 January 1946. ### Fate The ammunition ship arrived at [Orange, Texas](/source/Orange%2C_Texas), on 30 April 1946 where she was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 20 July 1947. She was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960, having been transferred the previous day to the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Beaumont, Texas *Sangay* was finally sold for scrapping on 19 November 1980. ## Awards and commendations *Sangay* received two [battle stars](/source/Battle_star) for her [World War II](/source/World_War_II) service. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Allen, Robert L. (2006). [*The Port Chicago Mutiny*](https://books.google.com/books?id=2jl6cyAy6u8C). [Berkeley, CA](/source/Berkeley%2C_California): [Heyday Books](/source/Heyday_Books). pp. 81–82. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-59714-028-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59714-028-7). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [63179024](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/63179024). *This article incorporates text from the [public domain](/source/Public_domain)*[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*. The entry can be found [here](https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/sangay.html).* v t e Type C1-A ships Adabelle Lykes Cape Arago Cape Avinoff Cape Barnabas Cape Barrow Cape Beale Cape Blanco Cape Bon Cape Borda Cape Boyer Cape Breton Cape Canaveral Cape Canso Cape Carthage Cape Charles Cape Comfort Cape Constantine Cape Corwin Cape Decision Cape Diamond Cape Douglas Cape Ducato Cape Falcon Cape Farewell Cape Faro Cape Fear Cape Florida Cape Frio Cape Gaspe Cape Hatteras Cape Henlopen Cape Henry Cape Horn Cape Igvak Cape Juby Cape Lookout Cape Lopex Cape Matapan Cape Mohican Cape Nome Cape North Cape Nun Cape Palmas Cape Pembroke Cape Pillar Cape Poge Cape Porpoise Cape Race Cape River Cape Romano Cape Sable Cape Sable Cape San Antonio Cape San Blas Cape San Lucas Cape Sebastian Cape Spencer Cape St. Elias Cape St. George Cape Texas Cape Trafalgar Cape Ugal Marina Mormacdale --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [USS Sangay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sangay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sangay?action=history)). 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