USS Indra

	USS Indra (ARL-37), underway c. 1960s
History
United States
Name	LST-1147; Indra;
Namesake	Indra
Builder	Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down	12 February 1945
Sponsored by	Regina K. Hlubak
Commissioned	21 May 1945 (partial); 2 October 1945 (full);
Decommissioned	6 October 1947
Renamed	Indra, 15 August 1944
Reclassified	ARL-37
Refit	converted to Landing Craft Repair Ship
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-1147; Hull symbol: ARL-37; Code letters: NDPV; ;
Recommissioned	16 December 1967
Decommissioned	May 1970
Stricken	1984
Honors &; awards	2 × battle stars, Vietnam War
Fate	Sunk as an artificial reef, 4 August 1992; 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.97500°W;
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship; Achelous-class repair ship;
Displacement	2,220 long tons (2,256 t) (light); 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) (full);
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,800 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Complement	19 officers 270 enlisted
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun; 2 × quad 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns (Mark 51 director); 2 × twin 40 mm Bofors guns (Mark 51 director); 6 × twin 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

USS Indra (ARL-37) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Indra (the god of weather and war, and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name, and only one of three ships (along with USS Krishna and the Civil War era gunboat USS Varuna) to be named after a Hindu deity.

History
USS Indra (ARL-37), underway c. 1960s
United States
Name	LST-1147 Indra
Namesake	Indra
Builder	Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down	12 February 1945
Sponsored by	Regina K. Hlubak
Commissioned	21 May 1945 (partial) 2 October 1945 (full)
Decommissioned	6 October 1947
Renamed	Indra, 15 August 1944
Reclassified	ARL-37
Refit	converted to Landing Craft Repair Ship
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-1147 Hull symbol: ARL-37 Code letters: NDPV
Recommissioned	16 December 1967
Decommissioned	May 1970
Stricken	1984
Honors & awards	2 × battle stars, Vietnam War
Fate	Sunk as an artificial reef, 4 August 1992 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.97500°W / 34.56528; -76.97500
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship Achelous-class repair ship
Displacement	2,220 long tons (2,256 t) (light) 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) (full)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Complement	19 officers 270 enlisted
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 2 × quad 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns (Mark 51 director) 2 × twin 40 mm Bofors guns (Mark 51 director) 6 × twin 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons