Yard number 40 Construction started 15 May 1944 | Laid down 15 May 1944 Launched 14 October 1944 | |
Name Coastal Archer (1944–1945)
Lebanon (1945) Namesake Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Ordered as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2122 Builder Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin | ||
USS Lebanon (AK-191) was a Alamosa-class cargo ship constructed for the US 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.
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Construction
Lebanon, the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name, was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2122, 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, Lieutenant Robert K. Stuart in command.
World War II-related service
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.
Merchant service
Coastal Archer was used by several shipping companies from 1945–1948, when she was placed in the reserve fleet.
On 13 July 1956, she was sold to Brazil under the condition that she be used for coastal shipping by Brazil. She was delivered on 22 August 1956. Her final disposition is unknown.