USS Silenus (AGP-11)
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Name | USS Silenus |
Namesake | Son of Hermes and a nymph, the oldest of the Satyrs. |
Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. |
Laid down | 28 October 1943 |
Launched | 20 March 1944 |
Commissioned | 8 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | 14 March 1946 |
In service | 1944 |
Out of service | 1946 |
Stricken | 17 April 1946 |
Identification | Ship International Radio Callsign: NJXF |
Honours and awards | One Battle Star for World War Two Service |
Fate | sold for scrapping, 25 July 1947, to A. G. Vincent |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | |
Length | 328 feet |
Beam | 50 feet |
Draft | 11 feet 2 inches |
Propulsion | General Motors 12-567A Diesel engines, two propellers, 1,800 shp, twin rudders |
Speed | 11.6 Knots |
Complement | 37 Officers, 246 Enlisted |
Armour | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount
two quad 40 mm AA gun mounts eight single 20 mm AA gun mounts |
Aircraft carried | none |
Aviation facilities | none |
Notes | Largest Boom Capacity 50 tons |
USS Silenus was a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender in service with the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down by Chicago Bridge and Iron on 28 October 1943 as LST-519. She was redesignated LST-604 on 18 December 1943 and launched on 20 March 1944. She was commissioned on 8 April 1944. LST-604 was decommissioned on 29 April 1944, at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore MD. for conversion to a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender. It lasted 104 days, the now USS Silenus, was recommissioned on 9 August 1944. On 14 March 1947 she was decommissioned and on 25 July 1947, she was scrapped. During World War II, USS Silenus was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
Awards[]
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
External links[]
- [1] NavSource-USS Silenus AGP-11
Categories:
- 1944 ships
- Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tenders
- Ships built in Chicago