USS Krishna
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Krishna |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company |
| Laid down | 23 February 1945 |
| Launched | 25 May 1945 |
| Commissioned | 3 December 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 15 September 1971 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1971 |
| Fate | Sold to the Republic of the Philippines, 30 October 1971 |
| Philippines | |
| Name | Narra |
| Acquired | 30 October 1971 |
| Identification | AR-88 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Achelous-class repair ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 260 |
| Armament | |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Vietnam War |
| Awards: | 12 battle stars |
USS Krishna (ARL-38) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Krishna (a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name, and only one of three ships (along with USS Indra and the Civil War era gunboat USS Varuna) to be named after a Hindu deity.
Originally classified LST-1149, Krishna was reclassified ARL-38 on 14 August 1944; laid down 23 February 1945 by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois; launched 25 May 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Eva Best Smith; placed in reduced commission during transfer to Mobile, Alabama for conversion; and commissioned 3 December 1945 at Mobile.