USS Menelaus
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USS Menelaus was laid down as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship but converted to one of 39 Achelous-class repair ships that were used for repairing landing craft during World War II
Menelaus on 31 July 1951
Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard
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The Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard of Hingham, Massachusetts, was a shipyard in the United States from 1941 until 1945. Located on Weymouth Back River, it was owned by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company a
USS Menelaus
…brother to Agamemnon), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name. LST-971 was laid down on 17 November 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched 20 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William Cosgrove; and placed in reduced commission 15 January 1945. Proceeding to Baltimore, Maryland…
HMS Calder (K349) under construction as USS Formoe (DE-58), with USS Foss (DE-59) on the right at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard.