USS Midas information

	USS Midas (ARB-5), underway, date and location unknown. Note Midas is painted Camouflage Measure 31, Design 8L.
History
United States
Name	LST-514; Midas;
Namesake	Midas
Builder	Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down	31 August 1943
Launched	24 December 1943
Commissioned	23 May 1944
Decommissioned	January 1947
Reclassified	Battle Damage Repair Ship, 3 November 1943
Stricken	15 April 1976
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-514; Hull symbol: ARB-5; Code letters: NJXJ; ; IMO number: 5007510;
Honors and; awards	1 × battle star (World War II)
Fate	Disposed of by MARAD sale, 19 November 1980
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-491-class tank landing ship; Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ship;
Displacement	1,781 long tons (1,810 t) (light); 4,100 long tons (4,200 t) (full);
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Complement	20 officers, 234 enlisted men
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun; 2 × quad 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;
Service record
Operations:	Leyte landings (5–18 October, 12–29 November 1944)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS Midas (ARB-5) was planned as a United States Navy LST-491-class tank landing ship, but was redesignated as one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Midas (in Greek mythology, the king of Phrygia, whose touch turned all to gold), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.

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History
USS Midas (ARB-5), underway, date and location unknown. Note Midas is painted Camouflage Measure 31, Design 8L.
United States
Name	LST-514 Midas
Namesake	Midas
Builder	Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down	31 August 1943
Launched	24 December 1943
Commissioned	23 May 1944
Decommissioned	January 1947
Reclassified	Battle Damage Repair Ship, 3 November 1943
Stricken	15 April 1976
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-514 Hull symbol: ARB-5 Code letters: NJXJ IMO number: 5007510
Honors and awards	1 × battle star (World War II)
Fate	Disposed of by MARAD sale, 19 November 1980
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	LST-491-class tank landing ship Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ship
Displacement	1,781 long tons (1,810 t) (light) 4,100 long tons (4,200 t) (full)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Complement	20 officers, 234 enlisted men
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 2 × quad 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Leyte landings (5–18 October, 12–29 November 1944)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal