USS
Indra ble lagt ned i Chicago i februar 1945, og ble satt i tjeneste
for US Navy oktober 1945. Opp gjennom årene ble hun brukt som
støtteskip for flere hendelser, og ble brukt i aksjonen i Tsingtao
i 1947 hvor hun fraktet US Marines for å stabilisere situasjonen
der, og i 1968 ble hun sendt til Vietnam for å gjøre tjeneste
som støtteskip for Mobile Riverine Force. I 1970 ble hun overført
til Reserve Fleet, og i 1992 ble hun overført til State of North
Carolina og senket som en del av Artifical Reef program ( AR 330 ).
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USS Indra was laid down in Chicago i february
1945, and was put in service for US Navy in october 1945. Up through
the years she was used as a support vessel in several incidents,
and was used in the action in Tsingtao in 1947 where she transported
US Marines to stabilize there, and in 1968 she was sent to Vietnam
to do service as a support vessel for Mobile
Riverine Force. In 1970 she was transferred to Reserve
Fleet and in 1992 she was transferred to State
of North Carolina and sunk as part of Artifical
Reef program ( AR 330 ). The wreck of Indra rest today on her
keel almost completely intact on a depth of ten to twenty five
meters...
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USS Indra |
ARL 37, LST 1147 |
Steel |
328,0x 50,0x 14,0 f. |
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Chicago ( USA ) 1945 |
North Carolina ( USA ) |
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Type: Achelous class landing craft repair ship
Laid down as LST-1147 on 12 February 1945
Propulsion: Diesel.
Speed: 12 knots
Crew Complement: 253
Information from www.nc-wreckdiving.com;
Commissioned 2 October 1945, Lt. Comdr. R. J. Siegelman in command.
After shakedown Indra sailed to Green Cove Springs, Fla., where she
remained from 30 November 1945 until 8 May 1946. She then steamed
through the Panama Canal to San Diego, arriving 4 June. The ship remained
in California until departing 7 January 1947 for the Far East. Indra
arrived Tsingtao 19 February to support American Marines there attempting
to stabilize the volatile Chinese situation and protect American lives
and property. She performed repair and general services there and
at Shanghai until 30 August, when she sailed for San Diego. Upon her
arrival 25 September 1947, Indra decommissioned 6 October and entered
the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego group. After two decades in the
Pacific Reserve Fleet, Indra was recommissioned in December 1967.
She arrived in the Republic of Vietnam in May 1968 to serve as a tender
and floating base for the Mobile Riverine Force. Following her return
to the United States, she decommissioned in May 1970 and rejoined
the Reserve Fleet. Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1989,
USS Indra was disposed of by transfer to the State of North Carolina
in January 1992...
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