USS Diomedes
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USS Diomedes (ARB-11) was an Aristaeus-class repair ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Diomedes (in Greek mythology, a prince of Argos, one of the bravest heroes of the Trojan War), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Diomedes (ARB-11) at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor, 1 December 1945 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-1119 |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 19 October 1944 |
Launched | 11 January 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. M. D. Hembree |
Commissioned | 23 January 1945 |
Decommissioned | 21 February 1945 |
Renamed | USS Diomedes (ARB-11) |
Namesake | Diomedes |
Recommissioned | 23 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | 3 December 1946 |
Fate | Transferred to West Germany, 7 June 1961 |
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West Germany | |
Name | Wotan (A513) |
Namesake | Wotan |
Acquired | 7 June 1961 |
Commissioned | 20 January 1966 |
Decommissioned | 23 August 1991 |
Fate | used for training and public events of the Bundeswehr |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Aristaeus-class repair ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 260 officers and enlisted men |
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LST-1119 was launched on 11 January 1945 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois; sponsored by Mrs. M. D. Hembree; placed in partial commission from 23 January to 21 February 1945 for the passage to Baltimore, Maryland; converted to a battle damage repair ship as USS Diomedes (ARB-11); and commissioned on 23 June 1945.