page_title: USS Sphinx (ARL-24)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Sphinx (ARL-24)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy landing craft repair ship USS Sphinx (ARL-24) underway in Puget Sound, Washington (USA), prior to her recommissioning, in 1985.
context_page_description: USS Sphinx (ARL-24) 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. Named for the Sphinx, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
context_section_description: USS Sphinx (ARL-24) 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. Named for the Sphinx (a mythical monster formed by joining the body of a lion and the head of a human), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
caption: USS Sphinx(ARL-22) underway in Puget Sound prior to recommissioning in 1985 at Bremerton Navy Yard
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