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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSPalmyra |
| Namesake | Palmyra Atoll |
| Builder | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co.,Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Laid down | 11 December 1944 |
| Launched | 20 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 28 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 20 June 1947 |
| Renamed | Palmyra, 23 December 1944 |
| Reclassified | ARST-3, 8 December 1944 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1973 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1 April 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Laysan Island-class salvage craft tender |
| Displacement | 3,800 long tons (3,861 t) full |
| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Propulsion | two General Motors 12-567A Diesel engines single Falk Main Reduction Gearsfour Diesel-drive 100 kW 120 / 240 V DCtwin rudders twin propellers, 1,800 shp |
| Speed | 11.6knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
| Complement | 269 |
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USSPalmyra (ARST-3) was aLaysan Island-class salvage craft tender of theUnited States Navy.
She was laid down on 11 December 1944 asLST-1100 at theJeffersonville Boat and Machine Company inJeffersonville, Indiana. She was namedPalmyra on 23 December 1944 and commissioned on 28 July 1945.
After shakedown in theGulf of Mexico,Palmyra transited thePanama Canal and joinedServRon 10 of theService Force in thePacific Fleet. She served with ServRon 10 atGuam up to February 1946.Palmyra then became part of TU 1.2.7, the salvage unit forOperation Crossroads. She arrived atBikini Atoll in May 1946 and participated in preparations for the tests. After the nuclear tests were completed. she helped the salvage operations.Palmyra reported to ComLantResFit on 6 February 1947 and was decommissioned on 20 June 1947, joining theReserve Fleet atOrange, Texas.
After more than twenty years in reserve,Palmyra was struck in 1973 and sold for scrapping by theDefense Reutilization and Marketing Office on 1 April 1974.[1]
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.