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USS ARL-5

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HMS LSE-1 in Baltimore on 25 September 1943
History
United States
NameARL-5
BuilderJeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down8 March 1943, as LST-81
Launched28 May 1943
Commissioned21 July 1943
Decommissioned19 July 1943
ReclassifiedARL-5, 20 July 1943
Stricken29 October 1946
Fate
  • Transferred to the Royal Navy, 29 July 1943
  • Sold to Argentina, 20 August 1947
History
United Kingdom
NameLSE-1
Acquired29 July 1943
FateReturned to the US Navy, 21 May 1946
History
Argentina
Name
  • Ingeniero Hodesh
  • Ingeniero Iribas
Acquired20 August 1947
FateSold 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeAchelous-class landing craft repair ship
Displacement
  • 2,220 long tons (2,256 t) light
  • 4,200 long tons (4,267 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement255 officers and enlisted men
Armament
  • 2 × quad 40 mm w/Mk-51 directors
  • 2 × twin 40 mm w/Mk-51 directors
  • 6 × twin 20 mm

USS ARL-5 was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II.

Originally laid down as LST-81 on 8 March 1943, at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 28 May 1943; sponsored by Miss Bettie Meador; and commissioned on 21 July 1943. She was decommissioned on 19 July 1943, and redesignated ARL-5 on 20 July 1943.

On 29 July 1943, she was transferred to the United Kingdom and served the Royal Navy as HM LSE-1 until 21 May 1946, when she was returned to the United States. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 October 1946.

On 20 August 1947, LST-81 was sold to Argentina and served that government as ARA Ingeniero Hodesh (Q-21), then renamed ARA Ingeniero Iribas (Q-21). She was sold by the Argentine Navy in 1967.

References

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  • "LST-81 / ARL-5". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2007.