USS Lebanon (AK-191)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Lebanon.

History
United States
Name:	Coastal Archer Lebanon
Namesake:	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Ordered:	MC hull 2122
Builder:	Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down:	15 May 1944, as MV Coastal Archer
Launched:	14 October 1944
Acquired:	25 August 1945
Commissioned:	26 September 1945
Decommissioned:	15 November 1945, name reverted to MV Coastal Archer
Identification:	Hull symbol:AK-191
Fate:	GAA agreement to West India SS Co., 25 November 1945 GAA agreement to Overlakes Freight Corp, at New Orleans, LA., 26 June 1946 Chartered to Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., New Orleans, LA. 3 December 1946 Sold foreign, Brazil, 13 July 1956, physically delivered, 22 August 1956
Status:	fate unknown
General characteristics
Class & type:	Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type:	C1-M-AV1
Displacement:	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length:	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power:	1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion:	1 × Nordberg Diesel diesel TSM 6 engine 1 × shaft
Speed:	11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h)
Capacity:	3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
Complement:	15 Officers 70 Enlisted
Armament:	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts

USS Lebanon (AK-191/AG-2) was a Alamosa-class cargo ship constructed for the U.S. Navy during the end of World War II. However, as the war was ending, the need for additional cargo ships was found not necessary and Lebanon was sold for commercial service.

Built in Superior, Wisconsin

Lebanon – the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name—was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin, 15 May 1944; launched 14 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Denny; acquired by the Navy 25 August 1945; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, 26 September 1945, Lt. Robert K. Stuart in command.

Post-war decommissioning

The end of World War II reduced the need for cargo ships and Lebanon decommissioned 15 November 1946. She was returned to the Maritime Commission the same day, was chartered to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., and renamed Coastal Archer.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• AK-191 Lebanon