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U.S.S. KRISHNA

(ARL-38)

CAN-DO KRISHNA

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USS KRISHNA (ARL-38) - an Achelous class repair ship

In Commission 1945 to 1971

ARL-38 Deployments - Major Events

Add a ARL-38 Shellback Initiation Add a ARL-38 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1945-Keel Date: 23 FEB 1945
at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
MAY1945-Launch Date: 25 MAY 1945
DEC1945-Commissioned: 3 DEC 1945
APR1951-JAN1952Greenland - Thule Naval Base
OCT1962-DEC1962Cuban Missle Blockade
OCT1964-NOV1964Mediterranean
DEC1964-FEB1965North Atlantic
MAR1965-AUG1965West Pac
SEP1965-JAN1970West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1968-JAN1970West Pac
JAN1968-AUG1968West Pac-Viet Nam
JUN1968-Shellback Initiation - 11 JUN 1968 - Pacific Ocean
AUG1968-JAN1970West Pac-Viet Nam
MAR1970-APR1971West Pac-Viet Nam
JUL1970-JUL1970Ship mined during service in Vietnam
SEP1971-Decommissioned: 15 SEP 1971

ARL-38 General Specifications

Class: Achelous class repair ship

Complement: 260 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1781 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Draft: 11 feet 2 in

Final Disposition: Unknown