The USS Amphitrite (ARL-29) was an Achelous-class landing craft repair ship constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally laid down as LST-1124 on 6 November 1944 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Works in Seneca, Illinois, she was launched on 1 February 1945. The vessel was sponsored by Miss Lillie Williams Kidd. Initially, she was placed in reduced commission on 13 February 1945 for her voyage to Baltimore, Maryland, where she underwent conversion from a tank landing ship to a landing craft repair ship at Bethlehem Steel's Key Highway Shipyard. Following her conversion, she was fully commissioned as USS Amphitrite (ARL-29) on 28 June 1945. After a brief shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, Amphitrite departed on 8 August 1945, shortly after the end of World War II hostilities, and traveled through the Panama Canal, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 27 September. She then proceeded across the Pacific with Task Unit 13.11.97, reporting for duty at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, in October. There, she performed repair duties supporting landing craft operations until mid-March 1946, after which she transferred to Apra Harbor, Guam. In June 1946, Amphitrite departed Guam for China, arriving at Qingdao on 19 June. She discharged cargo and conducted repairs in Qingdao’s inner harbor, with a brief voyage in July to tow USS APL-29 to Sasebo, Japan. She remained in Qingdao until September, then moved to Shanghai, continuing her repair duties until November. She then returned to the United States, arriving in San Diego and being placed out of commission there on 1 January 1947, joining the Pacific Reserve Fleet. The vessel remained in reserve until her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1961. She was sold to River Equipment, Inc., of Memphis, Tennessee, on 16 April 1962, and was later renamed TMT Biscayne in 1963. Her ultimate fate remains unknown. The USS Amphitrite served briefly at the end of World War II, primarily performing repair duties in the Pacific, exemplifying the logistical support vital to naval operations during and immediately after the war.

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