USS Myrmidon
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USS Myrmidon (ARL-16) was laid down as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship but converted to one of 39 Achelous-class repair ships that were used for repairing landing craft during World War II. Named for the Myrmidons (in Greek mythology, warriors of the fierce Thessalian tribe who accompanied King Achilles, their leader, to the Trojan War), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Myrmidon (ARL-16) ex-USS LST-948 | |
History | |
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United States | |
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Namesake | Myrmidons |
Builder | Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3419[1] |
Laid down | 25 August 1944 |
Launched | 28 September 1944 |
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Decommissioned |
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Renamed | 11 September 1944 |
Stricken | 1 April 1960 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold, 21 December 1960 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Displacement | |
Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Complement | 22 officers, 233 enlisted men |
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