The USS Typhon (ARL-28) was an Achelous-class landing craft repair ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally designated LST-1118, she was reclassified as ARL-28 before her construction began. She was named after the mythological creature Typhon, the son of Tartarus and Gaea. Her keel was laid on 17 October 1944 in Seneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. The vessel was launched on 5 January 1945 and commissioned on 18 January 1945. Following her commissioning, Typhon traveled down the Illinois Waterway and Mississippi River to reach New Orleans on 20 January. She then moved to Mobile, Alabama, to repair damage to her propeller blades. Once repairs were completed, she proceeded to Baltimore, Maryland, arriving on 13 February. While in Baltimore, she was decommissioned for conversion into a dedicated landing craft repair ship, during which her crew received specialized amphibious warfare training at Camp Bradford and Little Creek, Virginia. Recommissioned on 18 June 1945, Typhon underwent shakedown training at Hampton Roads and Norfolk. She then departed Norfolk on 22 July, carrying pontoons from Davisville, Rhode Island, and transited the Panama Canal to the West Coast. En route, news of Japan’s surrender reached her, marking the end of hostilities in the Pacific. She arrived in San Diego on 18 August, unloaded her cargo, and later moved to Pearl Harbor, arriving on 7 September. Subsequently, Typhon headed to Japan via the Marianas, anchoring off Yokosuka on 16 November 1945. She remained in Japanese waters until early 1946, then briefly returned to the Marianas before heading to Nagasaki and later Shanghai, where she operated out of Hong Kong and Shanghai for nearly a year. Her mission was to support American occupation forces in China. Returning to the United States in March 1947, Typhon was decommissioned and laid up in reserve at San Diego. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1960, and she was sold on 23 February 1961. The USS Typhon served notably in the Pacific Theater, providing vital repair support during and after World War II, reflecting the logistical and operational importance of repair ships in naval warfare and occupation efforts.

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