 USS Lignite (IX-162)

USS "Lignite" (IX-162), a designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for lignite.Her keel was laid down on 8 December 1943 by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyard, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract (T. B7-D1-Barge).