USS Patroclus
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USS Patroclus (ARL-19) 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 Patroclus (a Homeric character; a beloved of Achilles, slain by Hector while fighting in Achilles' armor), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Patroclus (ARL-19) in the harbor at Baltimore, Maryland, 18 April 1945, after completion of conversion from an LST to an ARL. | |
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Namesake | Patroclus |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3425[1] |
Laid down | 22 September 1944 |
Launched | 22 October 1944 |
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Decommissioned |
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Stricken | 22 August 1952 |
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Turkey | |
Name | Basaran |
Namesake | City of Başaran, Kuyucak |
Acquired | 15 November 1952 |
Identification | Hull symbol: A-582 |
Fate | Scrapped, September 1993 |
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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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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Complement | 22 officers, 233 enlisted men |
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