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LST-977 / AGP-14 Alecto


USS Alecto (AGP-14) was transferred to Turkey, renamed TNS Onaran (A581)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Portunus Class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender:
  • Authorized as LST-977
  • Reclassified as a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender, 14 August 1944
  • Laid down, 12 December 1944, at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, MD.
  • Launched, 15 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS Alecto (AGP-14), 8 February 1945
  • Decommissioned, 23 February 1945, at her fitting out yard, Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore, MD.
  • Recommissioned, 28 July 1945, LT. Robert H. Souden in command
  • Decommissioned, 28 June 1946, at Charleston, S.C.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 June 1947
  • Transferred to Turkey, 10 May 1948, renamed TNS Onaran (A581)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,960 t.
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft 11' 2"
    Speed 11.6 kts.
    Complement 283
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    eight single 40mm AA gun mounts
    eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    TNS Onaran (A581)
    Alecto 43k Ex-Alecto (AGP-14) at anchor with bow doors open while in Turkish Naval service as TNS Onaran (A581), circa 1950, location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Alecto 31k TNS Onaran (A581) dressed ship while at anchor, circa 1953, location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Alecto 39k TNS Onaran (A581) at anchor, circa 1967, location unknown.
    Official Turkish Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
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