USS Satyr (ARL-23)
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 United States
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| Name: | USS Satyr |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 16 August 1944 |
| Launched: | 13 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 27 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 August 1947 |
| Recommissioned: | 8 September 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 April 1956 |
| Recommissioned: | 15 February 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 September 1971 |
| Fate: | Transferred to South Vietnam, 30 September 1971 |
 South Vietnam
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| Name: | RVNS Vinh Long |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Philippines, 1975 |
 Philippines
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| Name: | BRF Yakal |
| Acquired: | 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Achelous class repair ship |
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| 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 (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 255 officers and enlisted men |
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USS Satyr (ARL-23) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for the Satyr (a sylvan deity in Greek mythology), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LST-852 on 16 August 1944 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois; launched on 13 November 1944; and commissioned on 27 November 1944 with Lieutenant Wm. J. Gavigan, USNR, in command. Following her initial commissioning, LST-852 proceeded to Jacksonville, Florida where she was decommissioned on 28 December 1944; was converted to a landing craft repair ship; and recommissioned as USS Satyr (ARL-23) on 28 April 1945.
During the next month, she underwent training exercises in Chesapeake Bay; and, on 3 June, she departed the east coast for the Panama Canal, California, and duty in the Pacific Fleet. By the end of July, the ARL had crossed the International Date Line; and, on 10 August, she joined the Pacific Fleet's Amphibious Force at Guam. Ten days later, she continued west in a convoy of LSTs and APDs, but a collision the next day sent her to Saipan for repairs to her bow doors. Repairs were completed on the 28th. Temporary duty with Service Division 103 (ServDiv 103) occupied the first week of September. On the 10th, she sailed for Okinawa, whence she continued on to Japan for occupation duty. Satyr anchored in Tokyo Bay off Yokosuka on 25 September. On 1 October she cleared the bay, moved north to Hokkaidō, and operated out of Otaru for two months. She then returned to Yokosuka where she joined ServDiv 102. In April 1946 she shifted to the China Coast. In July, she returned to Japan; and, at mid-month, sailed for the United States.
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