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LST-453 / ARL-40 Remus

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship / Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship:
  • Laid down, 28 July 1942, at Kaiser Co., Vancouver, WA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned LST-453, 21 January 1943
  • Converted to a Landing Craft Repair Ship at Brisbane, Australia in May 1943
  • Named Remus (ARL-40), 15 August 1944
  • Decommissioned, 15 July 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 December 1947, to B. T. Jones
  • LST-453 earned one battle star for World War II service
    LST Specifications;
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    7 officers, 104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers, 147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Armament
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    6 single 20MM gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

    ARL Specifications:
    Displacement 2,125 t.(lt) 4,100 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Speed 11 Kts.
    Complement 252
    Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm gun mounts, two 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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