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Achelous (ARL-1) was laid down as LST-10 at [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], on 15 August 1942 by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 25 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. George F, Wolfe, the wife of the chief engineer of the Dravo Corp.; named Achelous and redesignated ARL—1 on 13 January 1943; and commissioned at [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], on 2 April 1943, Capt. B. N. Ward in temporary command.

'''Achelous (ARL-1)''' was laid down as LST-10 at [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], on 15 August 1942 by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 25 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. George F, Wolfe, the wife of the chief engineer of the Dravo Corp.; named Achelous and redesignated ARL—1 on 13 January 1943; and commissioned at [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], on 2 April 1943, Capt. B. N. Ward in temporary command.

Later that day, command of the landing craft repair ship passed to Lt. Walter Ringies. Achelous held shakedown in Chesapeake Bay; stopped at Norfolk, [[Virginia]], on 22 April to take on supplies on 28 April; and sailed on the 28th with a convoy bound for North Africa. She paused in [[Bermuda]] from 2 to 9 May and arrived in Oran, [[Algeria]], on 26 May.

Later that day, command of the landing craft repair ship passed to Lt. Walter Ringies. Achelous held shakedown in Chesapeake Bay; stopped at Norfolk, [[Virginia]], on 22 April to take on supplies on 28 April; and sailed on the 28th with a convoy bound for North Africa. She paused in [[Bermuda]] from 2 to 9 May and arrived in Oran, [[Algeria]], on 26 May.

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