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LST-1121 / ARB-10 Demeter

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Aristaeus Class Battle Damage Repair Ship:

Laid down as LST-1121 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, Seneca, IL.

Launched, 19 January 1945

Placed in reduced commisison as USS LST-1121, 31 January1945

Decommissioned, 2 March 1945, at Baltimore for conversion to a Battle Damage Repair Ship

Recommissioned, USS Demeter (ARB-10), 3 July 1945, LT. E. V. Converse USNR in command

Decommisisoned, 2 May 1947, at Green Cove Springs, FL.

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Sold in 1958, resold in 1961 for commercial service, renamed Motonave

Renamed Demeter (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sunk 12 January 1964

Specifications:
Displacement 1,781 t.(lt) 3,700 t.(fl)
Length 328'
Beam 50'
Draft 11' 2"
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 260
Armament two 40mm guns, eight 20mm guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

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	221k	Demeter (ARB-10) laid up in reserve at East Boston Naval Annex, September 1960		©Richard Leonhardt

View the Demeter (ARB-10)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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Last Updated 28 January 2005