>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” 

(1969) Vol. 4, p.43.





LANCASTER





	A city in southeastern Pennsylvania.





AK-193

Displacement:  2,307 t.

Length:  338’7”

Beam:  50’

Draft:  21’1”

Speed:  12 k.

Complement:  85

Armament:  1 3”; 6 20mm

Class:  ALAMOSA

Maritime Commission Standard Type:  C1-M-AV1





	The third LANCASTER (AK-193),ex MC Hull 2124, was laid 

down 1 July 1944 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Inc., 

Superior, Wis.; launched the same year; acquired by the Navy 

21 September 1945; and commissioned the same day.  The end 

of World War II reduced the need for cargo ships, and 

LANCASTER decommissioned 23 November 1946 and was returned 

to the War Shipping Administration the same day.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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