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LST-490 / ARL-3 Agenor


USS Agenor (ARL-3) was transferred to France, renamed RFS Vulcain (A-656), resold by France to the Republic of China, renamed Wu Tai (ARL-336)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship:
  • Authorized as LST-490
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Repair Ship ARL-3, 13 January 1943
  • Laid down, 24 January 1943 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, WA.
  • Launched, 3 April 1943
  • Commissioned USS Agenor (ARL-3), 20 August 1943, LT. Argyle W. Markley in command
  • Decommissioned, 15 November 1946
  • Transferred to France, 2 March 1951, under the terms of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, renamed RFS Vulcain (A-656)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 26 March 1951
  • Transferred by France to the Republic of China in 1957, renamed Wu Tai (ARL-336)
  • Agenor earned three battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,220t. (lt.) 4,100t. (fl.)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Speed 11.6 Kts.
    Complement 255
    Armament 2 quad 40mm w/Mk. 51 directors, 2 twin 40mm w/Mk. 51 directors, 6 twin 20 mm
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    Vulcain (A-656)
    Agenor 52k ex-Agenor (ARL-3) in French service as RFS Vulcain (A-656) attempting to re-float a small coastal freighter at the mouth of the Haiphong, Vietnam, 1952 Provided by François Laurent QM/signalman RFS Vulcain, submitted by André Pilon RFS Golo
    Agenor 36k RFS Vulcain (A-656) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Agenor 52k RFS Vulcain (A-656) ships insignia pin. André Pilon RFS Golo
    Wu Tai (ARL-336)
    Agenor 47k ex-Agenor (ARL-3) in Taiwanese service as Wu Tai (ARL-336) Taiwan Navy web site
    View the Agenor (ARL-3)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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