TYPE: Depot vessel/workshop ship
BUILDING SITE: Dravo Corpn, Pittsburgh, USA
PREVIOUS NAMES: USS ARB 13, USS LST 50
LAUNCHED: 16 October 1943
HOIST NORWEGIAN COMMAND: 14 November 1952
ARMAMENT
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12x 40mm Bofors cannons
-2x twin 40mm Bofors cannon mounts w/Mk.51 directors
-4x single 40mm Bofors cannonmounts -
12x 20mm Oerlikon cannons
-Mount: 12x single 20mm cannon mounts
TECHNICAL DATA
Displacement: 3500 Metric Tons
Lenght: 107 Meter
Width: 16.7 Meter
Depth: 4.0 Meter
MACHINERY
2x General Motors 12-567 diesel engines,
Power: 1800 BHP
Two shafts
Twin rudders
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Fuel Capacity (Diesel): 4,300 Bbls
CREW
Estimated crew: 375 Men
ARMOR
Hull material: Iron
TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
1943: Launched on 16 October
1943: Built as Landing Craft, USS LST 50
1952: Rebuilt as a workshop ship in the USA, USS ARB 13
1952: Transferred from the USA as part of the weapons aid program on 14 November and given a new Norwegian name KNM Ellida
1952: Depot ship for submarines
1954: Floating submarine station with Marineholmen in Bergen
1960: Returned 1 July to the USA and further transferred to the Greek Navy on 16 September and given the new Greek name Sakipis
HISTORY
KNM Ellida (Ex-USS ARB13/LST 50) was originally built as a landing craft vessel in the USA, but was eventually converted intoa workshop ship in 1952 by the Puget Sound Brigde & Dredger Co, USA.
This landing craft vessel was originally assigned to the “European theater” and thus participated in the invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944 and later the invasion of southern France 15 August - 25 September 1944. The vessel was also later transferred to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took among second part in the Okinawa attack 18-30 June 1945.
Ellida was taken over by the Norwegian Navy in Seattle on 14 November 1952 as part of the Weapons Aid Programme. After serving as a workshop and depot ship for Norwegian submarines for approximately 8 years, Ellida was returned to the US Navy on 1 July 1960 and then, further transferred to the Greeek Navy on 16 September of the same year, where she received her new name “SAKPIS”. The ship’s further history after being transferred to Greece is unknown to me
IN GAME
This is a large and cumbersome ship, but it has a large amount of guns, which are excellent for use in an anti-air role but will also work well against other smaller vessels such as torpedo boats, light destroyers and the like. Since it is a tool and depot ship, it could perhaps sometime in the future, help other boats a little extra with repairs, perhaps be able to repair a little more and more quickly, possibly supply ammunition. But also support submarines when they once arrive. If nothing else, the boat along with other similar ones can spawn as bots, as we have some similar cases already, with similar vessels
ALBUM
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SOURCES
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Tank Landing Ship LST-50
USS LST-50 - Wikipedia
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