Originally designated LST-956, the ship was redesignated ARB-8 and named Telamon on 28 April 1944, before the construction began. She was laid down on 5 December 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 10 January 1945; and commissioned on 5 February 1945. After steaming to Baltimore, she was decommissioned, underwent conversion at Maryland Drydock Company, and was recommissioned on 1 June 1945.[3][2]
Service history
On 14 July, the new battle damage repair ship reported for duty with the US Pacific Fleet and on 23 July, was assigned to Pearl Harbor as her home port and yard. She joined Service Squadron 10 at Guam, in September, shortly before being placed in the Pacific Fleet Reserve on 11 September 1945.[3]
In the spring of 1946, as part of Service Group 1.8, she took part in preparations for "Operation Crossroads" at Bikini Atoll. On 21 June 1946, before the nuclear tests took place, She departed the atoll and steamed to Kwajalein. She was decommissioned on 20 May 1947, and joined the San Diego Group Reserve Fleet that same day. She remained inactive until 1 June 1973, when her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.[3]
Telamon was sold for scrapping 1 March 1974, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service.[2]
telamon, planned, united, states, navy, class, tank, landing, ship, converted, twelve, aristaeus, class, battle, damage, repair, ships, built, navy, during, world, named, telamon, greek, mythology, king, aeacus, accompanied, jason, argonauts, only, naval, vess. USS Telamon ARB 8 was planned as a United States Navy LST 542 class tank landing ship but was converted as one of twelve Aristaeus class battle damage repair ships built for the Navy during World War II Named for Telamon in Greek mythology son of the King Aeacus who accompanied Jason as one of his Argonauts she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name HistoryUnited StatesNameLST 976 TelamonNamesakeTelamonBuilderBethlehem Hingham Shipyard Hingham MassachusettsYard number3446 1 Laid down5 December 1944Launched10 January 1945Commissioned5 February 1945 partial commission 1 June 1945 full commissionDecommissioned11 September 1945Recommissioned1946Decommissioned20 May 1947Stricken1 June 1973IdentificationHull symbol LST 976 Hull symbol ARB 8 Code letters NJLVFateSold for scrapping 1 March 1974General characteristics 2 Class and typeLST 542 class tank landing ship Aristaeus class battle damage repair shipDisplacement1 781 long tons 1 810 t light 3 960 long tons 4 020 t full loadLength328 ft 100 m oaBeam50 ft 15 m Draft11 ft 2 in 3 40 m Installed power2 900 hp 670 kW Electro Motive Diesel 12 567A diesel engines 1 800 shp 1 300 kW Propulsion1 Falk main reduction gears 2 PropellersSpeed11 6 kn 21 5 km h 13 3 mph Complement15 officers 271 enlisted menArmament2 quad 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors guns 8 single 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannons Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Notes 3 1 Citations 4 Bibliography 5 External linksConstruction EditOriginally designated LST 956 the ship was redesignated ARB 8 and named Telamon on 28 April 1944 before the construction began She was laid down on 5 December 1944 at Hingham Massachusetts by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard launched on 10 January 1945 and commissioned on 5 February 1945 After steaming to Baltimore she was decommissioned underwent conversion at Maryland Drydock Company and was recommissioned on 1 June 1945 3 2 Service history EditOn 14 July the new battle damage repair ship reported for duty with the US Pacific Fleet and on 23 July was assigned to Pearl Harbor as her home port and yard She joined Service Squadron 10 at Guam in September shortly before being placed in the Pacific Fleet Reserve on 11 September 1945 3 In the spring of 1946 as part of Service Group 1 8 she took part in preparations for Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll On 21 June 1946 before the nuclear tests took place She departed the atoll and steamed to Kwajalein She was decommissioned on 20 May 1947 and joined the San Diego Group Reserve Fleet that same day She remained inactive until 1 June 1973 when her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 3 Telamon was sold for scrapping 1 March 1974 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 2 Notes EditCitations Edit Bethlehem Hingham 2011 a b c Navsource 2016 a b c DANFS 2015 Bibliography EditOnline resources Telamon Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 25 September 2015 Retrieved 24 June 2017 This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Bethlehem Hingham Hingham MA ShipbuildingHistory com 11 August 2011 Retrieved 24 June 2017 USS Telamon ARB 8 Navsource org 2 December 2016 Retrieved 24 June 2017 External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Telamon ARB 8 at NavSource Naval HistoryPortal World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Telamon ARB 8 amp oldid 1121250927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
