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Description:
At least two
United States Navy
ships have borne the name
Achilles
, in honor of the
Greek hero
Achilles
:
The first
Achilles
was the name briefly given to the
monitor
Modoc
on 15 June 1869.
The second
Achilles
was an
LST-1 class
tank landing ship
converted into an
Achelous
-class
repair ship
. Initially
commissioned
on 30 January 1943 and decommissioned on 19 July 1946, she was sold to the Chinese. The ship received three
engagement stars
for her
World War II
service: one as LST-455 and two as
Achilles
(ARL-41).
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