PENTHEUS ARL 20

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship Keel Laid 29 September 1944 as LST-1115 Launched 22 December 1944 USS LST-1115 Placed in Ferry Commission 4 January - 6 February 1945 for conversion USS PENTHEUS ARL-20 Commissioned 7 June 1945 - Decommissioned 20 April 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 January 1960 SS SAN JUAN (Commercial Service) Sold 13 June 1960 to Ships Inc. of Florida and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pentheus ARL-20 Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15893)

1946-04-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15893)

1946-04-20

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type SL

1946-04-20

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS PENTHEUS earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A king of Thebes, according to Greek legend.

 

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