U.S. National Archives #19-N-78643
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Tonnage |
3960 tons standard |
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Dimensions |
328' by 50' by 14' 100.0m by 15.24m by 4.27m |
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Maximum speed |
10 knots |
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Complement |
255 |
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Armament |
2x4 40mm
Bofors AA guns 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 6x2 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
The Achelouses were completed 1943-45. They were LSTs converted to landing craft repair ships. As such, they were stopgaps that were later replaced by converted LSDs, which had the advantage of a floodable well deck. None were lost during the war.
| Amycus | converted 1943-7-30 (Richmond) |
| Agenor | converted 1943-8-20 (Vancouver) |
| Egeria | arrived 1944-4-15 |
| Endymion | arrived 1944-7 |
| converted 1944-10 (Sydney) | |
| arrived 1945-1-15 | |
| arrived 1945-3-19 | |
| arrived 1945-4 | |
| Pandemus | arrived 1945-4-14 |
| Poseidon | arrived 1945-5 |
| arrived 1945-5-20 | |
| Stentor | arrived 1945-6-4 |
| arrived 1945-6-20 | |
| arrived 1945-6-23 |
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2006 by Kent G. Budge. Index
