USS Lehigh (AK-192)
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Career (USA) |
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Name: |
Lehigh |
Namesake: |
A county in Pennsylvania |
Ordered: |
as type (C1-M-AV1) hull |
Builder: |
Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
Laid down: |
8 June 1944, as Coastal Expounder |
Launched: |
25 November 1944 |
Sponsored by: |
Mrs. Stanley Butler |
Acquired: |
by the U.S. Navy, 30 July 1945 |
Commissioned: |
13 September 1945 as USS Lehigh (AK-192) at New Orleans, Louisiana |
Decommissioned: |
6 November 1945 |
Struck: |
date unknown |
Fate: |
transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission for disposal, 6 November 1945 |
General characteristics |
Type: | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
Tonnage: | 2,382 tons |
Tons burthen: | 7,435 tons |
Length: | 388' 8" |
Beam: | 50' |
Draft: | 21' 1" |
Propulsion: | Diesel, single screw, 1,700shp |
Speed: | 11.5 knots |
Complement: | 85 officers and enlisted |
Armament: | one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount; six 20mm guns |
USS Lehigh (AK-192) 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.
Service career
The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Lehigh (AK-192) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract 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.
Lehigh 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, Lt. George Kotnick in command. 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.
Her ultimate fate is not known.
References
Alamosa-class cargo ship |
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- * = Canceled August 1945
- ** = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Guide
- † = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Crusader
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| Type C1-M-AV1 | |
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| Type C1-M-AV7 | |
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| Type C1-M-AV8 |
- Crossing Knot
- Flat Knot
- Marline Bend
- Persian Knot
- Single Hitch
- Solid Sinnet
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| Type C1-MT-BU1 |
- Arizona Pine
- California Redwood
- Oregon Fir
- Washington Cedar
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