| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Lancaster |
| Namesake | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 5 May 1918 |
| Completed | in 1918 |
| Acquired | by the U.S. Navy, 19 June 1918 |
| Commissioned | 19 June 1918 as Lancaster (ID-2953) at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Decommissioned | 4 October 1919 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Returned to the United States Shipping Board; fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | commercial cargo ship |
| Displacement | 14,620 tons |
| Length | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Beam | 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m) |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Complement | 92 personnel |
| Armament | one 5-inch gun and one 6-pounder gun |
USS Lancaster (ID-2953) was a commercial cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She served the war effort by carrying cargo across the Atlantic Ocean, and, at war’s end, bringing home the troops.