ENDYMION ARL 9

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.

Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship Keel Laid August 23 1943 as Tank Landing Ship LST-513 Reclassified Landing Craft Repair Ship (ARL) November 3 1943 Launched December 17 1943 USS ENDYMION ARL-9 Commissioned May 9 1944 - Decommissioned November 30 1946 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR Struck from Naval Register June 1 1972 Sold for commercial service September 1 1973 PETROLA XVIII (Commercial Service) Registered to Petrola Hellas S.A., Panama, 1974 PETROLA 18 (Commercial Service) Name changed September 1976 Sold 1978 to Thetis Shipping & Trading Corp. S.A., Panama SETE 50 (Commercial Service) Resold (Date unknown) to Sete Technical Services S.A., Panama and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-07-22

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Locy Type 2z

1945-11-16 to 1945-11-17

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Locy Type 9efu

1945-11-16 to 1945-11-17

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Other Information

ENDYMION earned two battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (April 28 1945 and June 21 1945) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

Personnel Awards...
Pearl Heart (15-WIA, April 28 1945, 11-WIA, June 21 1945)

NAMESAKE - A Greek mythological character, always a beautiful youth, who is variously described as a hunter, shepherd, and king of Elis

 

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