2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed
12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement
255 officers and enlisted men
Armament
2 × 40 mm gun mounts
8 × 20 mm gun mounts
USS Minos (ARL-14) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Minos (in Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Europa, who was a king and lawgiver of Crete), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LST-644 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois; launched 15 September 1944; sponsored by Miss Ruth D. Rix; redesignated USS Minos (ARL 14) effective 14 August 1944; and commissioned 26 September 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
USSMinos (ARL-14) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Minos (in Greek...
launching. USS LST-1 USS LST-2 USS LST-3 USS LST-4 USS LST-5 USS LST-6 USS LST-7 USS LST-8 USS LST-9 USS LST-10 — converted to USS Achelous (ARL-1) USS LST-11...
ex-LST-1036 USS Poseidon (ARL-12), ex-LST-1037 USS Menelaus (ARL-13), ex-LST-971 USSMinos (ARL-14), ex-LST-644 USS Minotaur (ARL-15), ex-LST-645 USS Myrmidon...
USS APc-1 USS APc-2 USS APc-3 USS APc-4 USS APc-5 USS APc-6 USS APc-7 USS APc-8 USS APc-9 USS APc-10 USS APc-11 USS APc-12 USS APc-13 USS APc-14 USS APc-15...
courts of Minos and Kokalos, regarded as representative of artists and artisans of the later Minoan or Mykenaian age; imprisoned by Minos, he made wings...
incurring the wrath of Minos. When King Minos heard what had befallen his son, he ordered the Cretan fleet to set sail for Athens. Minos asked Aegeus for his...
USS LST-821, renamed USS Harnett County (LST-821/AGP-281), is an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II....
series Ida (mother of Minos), daughter of Corybas, the wife of Lycastus king of Crete, and the mother of the "second" king Minos of Crete Ida (nurse of...
USS Pulaski County (LST-1088) was a LST-1081-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy, named for seven counties in the United States. LST-1088...
episode, the crew investigates the disappearance of the USS Drake. They travel to the planet Minos, where an away team and the ship are separately attacked...
by Denise Crosby, Yar is chief of security aboard the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D and carries the rank of lieutenant. The character first appeared...
USS Chittenden County (LST-561), originally USS LST-561, was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II....
USS Tombigbee (AOG-11) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1972. She was then sold to Greece, where...
USS Sweetwater County (LST-1152) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. She was transferred to the...
USS Clarke County (LST-601), originally USS LST-601, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built during World War II and in commission...
9°42′45″N 99°59′02″E / 9.7124120°N 99.9839715°E / 9.7124120; 99.9839715 USS Stark County (LST-1134) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United...
USS Bellerophon (ARL-31) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Bellerophon...
USS Dukes County (LST-735) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Dukes County, Massachusetts...
USS Callisto (AGP-15) was a Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tender built for the United States Navy during World War II. It was originally ordered as...
USS Calaveras County (LST-516) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Calaveras County...
to offer assistance due to lack of equipment. Unfortunately, the ferry Minos, which was 24 kilometres (15 mi) away from the scene, did not receive the...
USS Caddo Parish, originally named LST-515, was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like many of...
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