USS Silenus (AGP-11)
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| History |
 USA |
| 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 |
| Struck: |
17 April 1946 |
Honours and
awards: |
One Battle Star for World War Two Service |
| Fate: |
sold for scrapping, 25 July 1947, to A. G. Vincent |
| Status: |
Scrapped |
| Notes: |
Ship International Radio Callsign: NJXF |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tenders |
| 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'/50 cal dual purpose gun mount
two quad 40mm AA gun mounts
eight single 20mm 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 with LCDR. Henry L. Baron, USNR, in command. 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 with LCDR. Henry L. Baron, USNR, in command once again. 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
- NavSource-USS Silenus AGP-11
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