USS Lancaster (AK-193)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Lancaster.
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Namesake: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Ordered: | MC hull 2124 |
Builder: | Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
Laid down: | 1 July 1944 as MV Coastal Ringleader |
Launched: | 1944 |
Acquired: | 21 September 1945 |
Commissioned: | 21 September 1945 |
Decommissioned: | 23 November 1945, name reverted to MV Coastal Ringleader |
Struck: | date unknown |
Identification: | Hull symbol:AK-193 |
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Status: | fate unknown |
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Class and type: | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
Type: | C1-M-AV1 |
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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) |
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Speed: | 11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) |
Capacity: | 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT |
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USS Lancaster (AK-193) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed by the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission shortly after commissioning.
Built in Superior, Wisconsin
The fourth ship to be so named by the Navy, Lancaster (AK-193), ex-MC Hull 2124, was laid down 1 July 1944 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Inc., Superior, Wisconsin; launched the same year; acquired by the Navy 21 September 1945; and commissioned the same day.
Post-war decommissioning
The end of World War II reduced the need for cargo ships, and Lancaster decommissioned 23 November 1945. She was struck at an unknown date. Lancaster was returned to the War Shipping Administration. There is no record of her subsequent career.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AK-193 Lancaster
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