USS Diomedes (ARB-11) at anchor in Hong Kong Harbor, 1 December 1945
History
United States
Name
USS LST-1119
Builder
Bethlehem Steel Company, Hingham, Massachusetts
Laid down
19 October 1944
Launched
11 January 1945
Sponsored by
Mrs. M. D. Hembree
Commissioned
23 January 1945
Decommissioned
21 February 1945
Renamed
USS Diomedes (ARB-11)
Namesake
Diomedes
Recommissioned
23 June 1945
Decommissioned
3 December 1946
Fate
Transferred to West Germany, 7 June 1961
History
West Germany
Name
Wotan (A513)
Namesake
Wotan
Acquired
7 June 1961
Commissioned
20 January 1966
Decommissioned
23 August 1991
Fate
used for training and public events of the Bundeswehr
General characteristics
Class and type
Aristaeus-class repair ship
Displacement
1,781 long tons (1,810 t) light
3,700 long tons (3,759 t) full
Length
328 ft (100 m)
Beam
50 ft (15 m)
Draft
11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Propulsion
2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
260 officers and enlisted men
Armament
2 × 40 mm guns
8 × 20 mm guns
USS Diomedes (ARB-11) was an Aristaeus-class repair ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Diomedes (in Greek mythology, a prince of Argos, one of the bravest heroes of the Trojan War), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-1119 was launched on 11 January 1945 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois; sponsored by Mrs. M. D. Hembree; placed in partial commission from 23 January to 21 February 1945 for the passage to Baltimore, Maryland; converted to a battle damage repair ship as USS Diomedes (ARB-11); and commissioned on 23 June 1945.
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United States
West Germany