REMUS ARL 40

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship / Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship Keel Laid 28 July 1942 - Launched 10 October 1942 USS LST-453 Commissioned 21 January 1943 Converted to a Landing Craft Repair Ship at Brisbane, Australia May 1943 USS REMUS ARL-40 Named & Redesignated 15 August 1944 Decommissioned 15 July 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 15 August 1946 Sold 4 November 1947 Removed from the Reserve Fleet 16 December 1947 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Remus ARL-40 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type F Fleet Post office New Orleans, LA

1946-01-23

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

 

Other Information

USS LST-453/USS REMUS earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - In Roman mythology, the twin brother of Romulus, with whom he founded Rome.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edward M. Argersinger.

 

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