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LST-1145 / ARL-36 Gordius


USS Gordius (ARL-36) was transferred to Iran and renamed Sohrab
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship:
  • Laid down as LST-1145, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, Seneca IL.
  • Redesignated a Landing Craft Repair Ship (ARL-32)
  • Launched, 7 May 1945
  • Placed in reduced commission, 18 May 1945, for transit to her conversion yard at Baltimore, MD.
  • Decommissioned, 11 June 1945, at Bethlehem Steel Co., Key Highway Plant, Baltimore MD.
  • Recommissioned USS Gordius (ARL-36), 14 September 1945, LT. Roy L. Guy, commanding
  • Decommissioned, 21 December 1955
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 February 1961
  • Loaned under the Military Assistance Program to Iran, 7 September 1968, renamed Sohrab
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,220 t.(lt) 4,100 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Speed 11.6 kts.
    Complement 253
    Armament
    two quad 40mm AA gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    six twin 20 mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    USS Gordius (ARL-36)
    Gordius 152k Gordius (ARL-36) underway, date and location unknown. Jim White SKSN, USS Minos 1952-54.
    Gordius 97k Gordius (ARL-36) underway, looking towards the bow, date and location unknown. Jim White SKSN, USS Minos 1952-54.
    Sohrab
    Gordius 49k Ex-Gordius (ARL-36) at anchor while in Iranian service as Sohrab, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    View 1953 Gordius (ARL-36) Crew Photos contributed by Jim White
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    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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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