USS Achilles (ARL-41)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Achilles.
USS LST-455 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. She was converted at Sydney, Australia, into an Achelous-class repair ship, shortly after commissioning, and used in the repairing of landing craft. Named after the Greek hero Achilles, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS LST-455 departing Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 March 1943. | |
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Name | LST-455 |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver |
Yard number | 159[1] |
Laid down | 3 August 1942 |
Launched | 17 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 30 January 1943 |
Renamed | Achilles, 21 August 1944 |
Namesake | Achilles |
Decommissioned | 19 July 1946 |
Reclassified | ARL-41, 21 August 1944 |
Refit | May 1943 |
Stricken | 28 August 1946 |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 8 September 1947 |
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Acquired | 8 September 1947 |
Commissioned | 5 November 1947 |
Fate | Abandoned, 1949 |
Captured | 1949 by People's Liberation Army Navy |
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Namesake | Dagu Shan |
Acquired | 1949 |
Decommissioned | 1980s |
Renamed | Haixiu 891 |
Identification | Hull number: U891 |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
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