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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

USS Lancaster (AK-193)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Oscar - Echo
NEOE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 1 July 1944, as MV Coastal Ringleader, a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2124), at Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, WI.

Launched, date unknown

Acquired by the US Navy, 21 September 1945 and commissioned USS Lancaster (AK-193) the same day

Decommissioned, 23 November 1945, and transferred to the Maritime Commission the same day, at Galveston, TX., name reverted to MV Coastal Ringleader

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Merchant Service

GAA agreement to Polarus SS Co., 23 November 1945

Chartered to New York and Puerto Rico SS Co., 25 June 1946

Chartered to United Fruit Co., 7 January 1948

Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Al. group, 25 May 1948

Sold foreign, Brazil, 13 July 1956, delivered, 2 October 1956, reflagged Brazil

Final Disposition, fate known

Specifications:
Displacement 2,382 t.(lt) 7,450 t.(fl)
Length 338' 6"
Beam 50'
Draft 29' 2" (limiting)
Speed 11.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 15

Enlisted 70

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Cargo Capacity 3,945 DWT

non-refrigerated 227,730 Cu ft

refrigerated 9,830 Cu ft

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount

six single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity Diesel 6,300 Bbls

Propulsion