USS_Lehigh_(AK-192)

USS <i>Lehigh</i> (AK-192)

USS Lehigh (AK-192)

Cargo ship of the United States Navy

For other ships with the same name, see USS Lehigh.

USS Lehigh (AK-192) was an Alamosa class cargo ship that was constructed by the United States Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to the United States Maritime Commission shortly after commissioning.

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Construction

The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Lehigh was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2123, by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin, 8 June 1944; launched 25 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Stanley Butler; acquired by the Navy 30 July 1945; placed in service the same day for ferrying from Beaumont, Texas, to Galveston, Texas; placed out of service on the 31st; and commissioned at New Orleans 13 September 1945.[3]

Post-war decommissioning

Because of the reduced need for cargo ships following World War II, Lehigh decommissioned 6 November 1945 and was turned over to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) the same day,[3] and her name was reverted to Coastal Expounder.[2]

Merchant service

Coastal Expounder was used by several shipping companies from 1945–1947, when she was placed in the reserve fleet before being transferred then sold to Lloyd Brasileiro, Patrimônio Nicional, of Brazil.[2]

On 7 March 1947, she was sold for $693,862 and renamed Rio Solimões.[4] She was scrapped in 1969.

Notes

    Citations
    1. [1]
      C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
    2. [2]
      Navsource 2013.
    3. [3]
      DANFS 2015.
    4. [4]
      MARAD.

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    Online resources

    • "Lehigh II (AK-192)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.Public Domain 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 Lehigh (AK-192)". Navsource.org. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
    • "Coastal Expounder". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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