USS Endymion (ARL-9)

USS Endymion (ARL-9) was one of the Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Commissioned in 1944, she provided vital repair services to landing craft and other vessels in the Pacific Theater, supporting operations during the liberation of the Philippines and the Okinawa campaign. Endymion’s crew worked under combat conditions, often performing repairs under threat of enemy attack, which contributed significantly to fleet readiness and amphibious operations. After the war, she was decommissioned in 1947 and later struck from the Naval Vessel Register.