The USS Albireo (AK-90) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II and crewed by the US Coast Guard.

Albireo was laid down 17 January 1943, as liberty ship SS John G. Nicolay, MCE hull 525, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No.

Albireo departed San Francisco on 26 August in a convoy bound for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, and Wellington, New Zealand; arrived back at San Francisco on 20 November; discharged her cargo at Oakland, California; and entered the United Engineering Co. shipyard for repairs.

After taking on another load of supplies and equipment, the cargo vessel set sail on 2 May for Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island.

She paused en route at Pearl Harbor for minor repairs and to take on personnel and arrived at Espiritu Santo on 25 December.

In early August, she began her voyage to San Francisco and, while sailing to the west coast, received word of the Japanese capitulation ending World War II.

Upon her arrival there on 3 December, the ship began providing supplies and equipment to American occupation forces ashore.

[4] She entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia, on 17 July 1946.

[5] Albireo was sold to Southern Steamships Proprietary, Ltd., of Johannesburg, 22 August 1947, renamed SS President Steyn, and re-flagged as a Union of South African ship.