USS Lebanon (AK-191)

	Coastal Archer in Curaçao, 1947
History
United States
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, Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number	40
Laid down	15 May 1944
Launched	14 October 1944
Acquired	25 August 1945
Commissioned	26 September 1945
Decommissioned	15 November 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-191; Code letters: NEOA; ; IMO number: 5296329;
Fate	returned to Maritime Commission, 15 November 1945
History
United States
Name	Coastal Archer
Owner	Maritime Commission
Operator	West India SS Company (1945); Overlakes Freight Corp. (1946); Lykes Bros. SS Company, Inc. (1946–1947); Waterman SS Corp. (1948);
Acquired	15 November 1945
In service	25 November 1945
Out of service	25 June 1948
Fate	Sold, 13 July 1956
History
Brazil
Name	Rio Paraguaçu
Owner	Companhia de Navegação Lloyd Brasileiro
Acquired	13 July 1956
In service	22 August 1956
Fate	Sold, 1976
History
Colombia
Name	Irazu
Owner	Lineas Agromar Ltda.
Acquired	1976
Fate	Scrapped, 2 September 1986
General characteristics
Class & type	Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)
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 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine ; 1,750 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × propeller
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT; 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated); 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Complement	15 Officers; 70 Enlisted;
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP); 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons;

USS Lebanon (AK-191) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship constructed for the US Navy during the end of World War II. As the war ended, fewer cargo ships were needed and the Lebanon was sold into commercial service.

Construction

Lebanon was the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name. She was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2122, by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co. out of Superior, Wisconsin, on 15 May 1944. She was launched on 14 October 1944 and was sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Denny. The Lebanon was acquired by the Navy on 25 August 1945, and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 26 September 1945.^[3]

Service history

World War II-related service

The end of World War II reduced the need for cargo ships. Lebanon was decommissioned on the 15 of November, 1946. She was returned to the Maritime Commission the same day, and was chartered to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., which renamed her Coastal Archer.^[3]

Merchant service

The Lebanon, renamed Coastal Archer, was used by several shipping companies from 1945 to 1948. She was then placed in the reserve fleet.^[2]

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 and renamed Rio Paraguaçu.^[4] ^[5] In 1976 the ship was sold to Colombian shipowner Lineas Agromar and renamed Irazu. At first she sailed under Colombian flag; later, this was transferred to Panama.^[6] The Irazu traded for another 10 years before finally being sold for scrap in Colombia. On 2 September 1986 she arrived at Mamonal for demolition. ^[7]

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

Online resources

"Lebanon II (AK-191)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
"USS Lebanon (AK-191)". NavSource. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
"Coastal Archer". United States Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

External links

Photo gallery of USS Lebanon (AK-191) at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEC1_Cargo_Ships2009-1] 1 2 3 C1 Cargo Ships 2009.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2013-2] 1 2 Navsource 2013.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2016-3] 1 2 DANFS 2016.

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-4] MARAD.

[5] Lloyd's Register 1960

[6] Lloyd's Register 1981

[7] Shipvault

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Alamosa-class cargo ships
Alamosa Alcona Amador Antrim Autauga Beaverhead Beltrami Blount Brevard Bullock Cabell Caledonia Charlevoix Chatham Chicot Claiborne Clarion Codington Colquitt Craighead Doddridge^* Duval^* Fairfield Faribault Fentress Flagler Gadsden Glacier Grainger Gwinnett Habersham Hennepin Herkimer Hidalgo Kenosha Lebanon Lehigh Lancaster Marengo Midland Minidoka Muscatine Muskingum Nicollet Pembina Pemiscot Pinellas Pipestone Pitkin Poinsett Pontotoc Richland Rockdale Schuyler Screven Sebastian Somerset / Coastal Sentry Sussex Tarrant Tipton Traverse^* Tulare^* Washtenaw^** / Sgt. George Peterson Westchester^* Wexford^† / Coastal Crusader Maiden's Eye / Colonel William J. O'Brien Becket Bend / Private John F. Thorson Short Splice Long Splice / Private Frank J. Petrarca
* = Canceled August 1945 ** = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Guide † = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Crusader
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

Type C1-M ships
Type C1-M-AV1	Alamosa Alcona Acorn Knot / Sgt. George D Keathley Amador Anchor Bend Anchor Hitch Antrim Autauga Beaverhead Becket Bend / Private John F. Thorson Becket Hitch Bell Ringer / Captain Arlo L. Olson Beltrami Bight Knot Blackwall Hitch Blount Boatswain's Hitch Bowline Knot Brevard Bullock Buntline Hitch Cabell Cable Splice Caledonia Cape Somerset Cape Stanhope Capstan Knot Carrick Bend Cat's Paw Chain and Crown Charlevoix Chatham Check Knot / Sgt. Joseph E. Muller Chicot Cinch Knot Claiborne Clarion Clove Hitch Coastal Captain Coastal Charger Coastal Courser Coastal Crusader Coastal Guide / Sgt. George Peterson Coastal Mariner Coastal Monarch Coastal Monitor Coastal Rambler Coastal Ranger Coastal Telegrapher Codington Colquitt Craighead Crossing Hitch Crown and Diamond Crown Knot Diamond Hitch Diamond Knot Doddridge Double Loop Dragon Fly Duval Elmer J. Burr Emerald Knot Fairfield Faribault Fentress Fiador Knot Fisherman's Bend Flagler Flemish Knot Gadsden Glacier Grainger Grass Knot Gunner's Knot Gwinnett Habersham Half Hitch Half Knot Harold W. Roberts Hawser Bend Hawser Eye Hawser Splice Hennepin Herkimer Hickory Bay Hickory Beck Hickory Bourne Hickory Brae Hickory Brook Hickory Burn Hickory Cairn Hickory Cape Hickory Coll Hickory Crest Hickory Dale Hickory Dell Hickory Dyke Hickory Ghyll Hickory Glen Hickory Isle Hickory Knoll Hickory Lake Hickory Mount Hickory Stream Hickory Tarn Hickory Tor Hidalgo Honda Knot Hook Hitch Horseshoe Splice Jacob's Ladder Jumper Hitch Kenneth E. Gruennert / Grommet Reefer Kenosha Knob Knot Lancaster Lanyard Knot Leader Loop Lebanon Lehigh Lever's Bend Lewis Hall Link Splice / Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley Lock Knot Long Eye Long Splice / Private Frank J. Petrarca Loop Knot Magnus Hitch Maiden's Eye / Colonel William J. O'Brien Mainsheet Eye Manrope Knot Marengo Mariner's Splice Marline Hitch Marlingspike Hitch Masthead Knot Midland Minidoka Mooring Hitch Mooring Knot Muscatine Muskingum Nicollet Ocean Plat Pembina Pemiscot Phoebe Knot Pinellas Pipestone Pitkin Poinsett Pontotoc Reef Knot Reeving Eye Richland Rigger's Eye Ring Hitch Ring Knot Ring Splice Roband Hitch Rockdale Rolling Hitch Rose Knot Round Splice / Private Jose F. Valdez Running Knot Sailmaker's Splice Sailor's Splice Salmon Knot Sampan Hitch Schuyler Screven Sebastian Shamrock Knot Sheepshank Sheet Bend Shell Bar Short Splice Sinnet Snakehead Snug Hitch Somerset / Coastal Sentry Span Splice Spanish Bowline Spar Hitch Spindle Eye / Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup Spool Sinnet Square Knot Square Sinnet Star Knot Studding Sail Sussex Sword Knot Tag Knot Tapir Splice Tarrant Terminal Knot Thimble Eye Timber Hitch Tipton Traverse True Knot Tucked Bend Tulare Turk's Head Wall Knot Water Knot Westchester William G. Fournier William N. Nelson Yard Hitch
Type C1-M-AV7	Coastal Liberator
Type C1-M-AV8	Crossing Knot Flat Knot Marline Bend Persian Knot Single Hitch Solid Sinnet
Type C1-MT-BU1	Arizona Pine California Redwood Oregon Fir Washington Cedar