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USS Minotaur (ARL-15)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Lima - Foxtrot
NJLF

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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

USS Minotaur (ARL-15) was transferred to South Korea, renamed ROKS Duk Soo (ARL-1)

Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship:

Laid down, 20 June, 1944 as LST-645 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, Seneca, IL.

Redesignated a Landing Craft Repair Ship ARL, 14 August 1944

Launched, 20 September 1944

Placed in Ferry Commission, 30 September 1944 for transit to her conversion yard at Mobile, AL.

Commissioned,USS Minotaur (ARL-15), 26 February 1945, LT. Joseph H. Church USNR in command

During World War II Minotaur was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 4 to 30 June 1945

Decommissioned, 26 February 1947, New Orleans, LA.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet

Recommissioned, 14 June 1951, LCDR. D. Garrett, in command

Decommissioned, 3 October 1955, at New York City, N.Y.

Transferred (loaned) to South Korea, renamed ROKS Duk Soo (ARL-1)

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS Minotaur earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 3,900 t.(lt) 4,100 t.(fl)
Length 328'
Beam 50'
Draft 11' 2" (lim)
Speed 11.6 kts.
Largest Boom Capacity 60 t.

Complement

Officers 22

Enlisted 233

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal. dual purpose gun mount

two quad 40mm AA gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors

six twin 20 mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,715 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears
Ship's Service Generators
three Diesel-drive 100Kw 120V/240V D.C.
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.

two propellers, 1,800shp

twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Minotaur (ARL-15)
	25k	*USS Minotaur* (ARL-15)** underway, date and location unknown.	Capt Steve Hogue, USN, Ret
	14k	*USS Minotaur* (ARL-15)** underway, date and location unknown.	Capt Steve Hogue, USN, Ret
ROKS Duk Soo (ARL-1)
	73k	Ex-*USS Minotaur* (ARL-15) in South Korean naval service as ROKS Duk Soo (ARL-1)** at anchor, circa 1963, location unknown.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	132k	*ROKS Duk Soo* (ARL-1)** under way, date and location unknown. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # NH 45336	Mike Green

USS Minotaur (ARL-15)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Church, Joseph Henry, USNR	26 February 1945 - 12 December 1945
02	LT. Crane, Albert Herman, USNR	12 December 1945 - 31 January 1946
03	LTjg. Entringer, James Samuel, USNR	31 January 1946 - 12 April 1946
04	LCDR. Ambler, John Ernest, USNR	12 April 1946 - 26 February 1947
	Decommissioned	26 February 1947 - 14 June 1951
05	LCDR. Garrett, Dennis, USN	14 June 1951 - ?


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