SS Sackett's Harbor
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| Builder | Kaiser Shipyards, Swan Island, Portland, Oregon |
| Yard number | 812 |
| Launched | 5 July 1943 |
| Completed | August 1943 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5017462 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1978 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | T2 tanker |
| Type | T2-SE-A1 |
| Tonnage | 10,448 GRT / 16,613 DWT |
| Length | 523 ft (159 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range | 12,600 nautical miles (14,500 mi; 23,300 km) |
SS Sackett's Harbor was a T2 tanker that was built in August 1943. She served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. The ship was a namesake of Sackets Harbor, New York.
Sackett's Harbor survived the war basically unscathed but on 1 March 1946 she was sailing between Yokosuka and Balboa when she broke in half about 800 miles southwest of Adak, Alaska. The bow of the ship was sunk but the stern continued to float. The stern section was able to get to Adak under her own power. The only reported fatalities were two cats.