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USS Lebanon (AK-191)
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USS Lebanon (AK-191/AG-2) was a C1-M-AV1-type cargo ship constructed for the U.S. Navy during the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. However, as the war was ending, the need for additional cargo ships was found not necessary and Lebanon was sold for commercial service.
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
Superior, Wisconsin
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, 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
New Orleans, Louisiana
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, 26 September 1945, Lt. Robert K. Stuart in command. The end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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.