ACHILLES ARL 41

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.

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid August 3 1942 - Launched October 17 1942 USS LST-455 Commissioned January 30 1943 USS ACHILLES ARL-41 Converted to Landing Craft Repair Ship (ARL) and named August 21 1944 Decommissioned July 19 1946 Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946 HSING AN (Chinese Naval Service) Transferred the Republic of China September 8 1947 Renamed November 5 1947 Run aground and abandoned by Nationalist forces 1949 TAKU SAN (Peoples Republic of China Naval Forces) Salvaged by Communist Chinese forces and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established December 25 1943 - Disestablished June 15 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-12

As ARL-41

 

Other Information

LST-455 earned one battle star for WWII service
* Eastern New Guinea operation
Lae occupation, September 4-12 1943

ACHILLES earned two battle stars for World War II service
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 20 to November 27 1944
* Borneo operation
Brunei Bay operation, June 10 to July 15 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Sept. 3-12 1943, Nov. 12 1944, Jun 19 1945) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

Personnel Awards...
Navy Cross
LT. E.A. Peterson USNR C.O., Sept 12 1943
Purple Heart
Sept 12 1943 - 18-KIA, 11-WIA, 6-MIA
Nov 12 1944 - 19-KIA 28-WIA 18-MIA

NAMESAKE - A character in Homer's epic poem, the Iliad.
Achilles—the son of Peleus, King of the Myrmidons, and of Thetis, daughter of Nereus—occupied a position of preeminence among the Greek warriors who besieged Troy

 

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