The second USS Fortune (IX-146) was built in 1921 by Doulett and Williams, New Orleans, La., as City of Elwood; acquired by the Navy 16 February 1944; and commissioned 19 February 1944. She was reclassified AVS-2 on 25 May 1945.

History
United States
Builder	Doullet and Williams, New Orleans, La
Laid down	1921
Acquired	16 February 1944
Commissioned	19 February 1944
Decommissioned	18 October 1945
Fate	Scrapped 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Design 1037 ship
Displacement	13,250
Length	411'9"
Beam	55'
Draft	27'2";
Speed	11.8 kts
Complement	167
Armament	1-4", 1-3"

Commissioned at Pearl Harbor, Fortune sailed 16 May 1944 for Kwajalein, her base for cargo operations to Eniwetok, Manus, and Ulithi until 10 January 1945, when she became fleet issue ship at Ulithi. She sailed from Ulithi 24 April with passengers for Alameda, California, arriving 20 May, and lay in various California shipyards until decommissioned 18 October 1945 and transferred to the War Shipping Administration the same day.