USS Lebanon (AK-191) was a constructed for the US Navy during the end of World War II. As the war ended, fewer cargo ships were needed and the Lebanon was sold into commercial service.
Lebanon is the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name. She was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2122, by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co. out of Superior, Wisconsin on 15 May 1944. She launched 14 October 1944 and was sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Denny. The Lebanon was acquired by the Navy on the 25 August, 1945, and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 26 September 1945.
The end of World War II reduced the need for cargo ships. Lebanon was decommissioned on the 15 of November, 1946. She was returned to the Maritime Commission the same day, and was chartered to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. Inc, renamed her Coastal Archer.
The Lebanon, renamed Coastal Archer, was used by several shipping companies from 1945 to 1948. She was then placed in the reserve fleet.
On 13 July 1956, she was sold to Brazil under the condition that she be used for coastal shipping by Brazil. She was delivered on 22 August 1956. Her final disposition is unknown.
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