USS Romulus
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USS Romulus (ARL-22) 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 Romulus (along with Remus, one of the legendary twin sons of Mars and the Vestal Rhea Silvia), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Romulus in the 1950s | |
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Namesake | Romulus |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3432[1] |
Laid down | 17 October 1944 |
Launched | 15 November 1944 |
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Recommissioned | 2 April 1952 |
Decommissioned | 1 June 1956 |
Stricken | 1 October 1960 |
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Honors and awards | 1 × battle star (Korean War) |
Fate | Transferred to the Philippine Navy, November 1961 |
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Acquired | November 1961 |
Decommissioned | 1989 |
Identification | Hull symbol: AR-67 |
Status | fate unknown |
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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 | 19 officers, 270 enlisted men |
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