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U.S.S. MENELAUS
(ARL-13)LUCKY 13
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ARL-13 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 17 NOV 1944 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 20 DEC 1944 | ||
MAY | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 29 MAY 1945 | ||
JUN | 1951 | - | OCT | 1952 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1953 | - | FEB | 1955 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1953 | - | MAY | 1955 | Solant amity |
SEP | 1953 | - | JUL | 1955 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1954 | - | DEC | 1956 | Underway for Tangiers |
SEP | 1954 | - | DEC | 1956 | Underway for Tangiers |
SEP | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 5 SEP 1955 |
ARL-13 General Specifications
Class: Achelous class repair ship
Complement: 262 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2125 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: 11 feet 2 in
Final Disposition: Sold 28 October 1960