The USS Numitor (ARL-17) was an Achelous-class landing craft repair ship constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally laid down as an LST-542-class tank landing ship (LST-954), she was redesignated as ARL-17 and named Numitor on August 14, 1944. She was built at the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard in Hingham, Massachusetts, with her keel laid on September 19, 1944, and launched on October 18, 1944. Following her launch, she underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Key Highway Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland, before being commissioned into service on April 3, 1945. The ship's dimensions and specific physical characteristics are not detailed in the provided source, but as an Achelous-class repair ship, she would have been designed to provide maintenance and repair services to landing craft and smaller vessels during amphibious operations. After her shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, USS Numitor departed Norfolk, Virginia, on May 12, 1945, to begin her deployment. She transited the Panama Canal and received additional gear on the West Coast before sailing via Pearl Harbor to the Marshall and Caroline Islands. She arrived at Okinawa on August 10, 1945, just prior to the end of World War II. Following the conclusion of hostilities, USS Numitor's operations shifted to occupation duties from her base in Sasebo, Japan, where she served from September 22, 1945, until February 22, 1946. She then returned to the United States, arriving in Orange, Texas, on June 17, 1946. Her post-war role involved assisting with the deactivation of other vessels. She was placed out of commission in reserve on July 1, 1947, and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on April 1, 1960. Subsequently, she was sold to the Southern Scrap Material Co. of New Orleans and later to the Dravo Corporation for conversion into a drydock. USS Numitor's service highlights her role in the logistical and repair support during the final stages of World War II and the immediate post-war period, exemplifying the versatile utility of her class in naval operations.

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