USS Satyr ( ARL - 23 ) USS " Satyr " ( ARL - 23 ) was one of 39 " Achelous " - class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named for the Satyr ( a sylvan deity in Greek mythology ) , she was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Originally laid down as " LST - 852 " on 16 August 1944 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company of Seneca , Illinois ; launched on 13 November 1944 ; and commissioned on 27 November 1944 with Lieutenant Wm . J . Gavigan , USNR , in command . Following her initial commissioning , LST - 852 proceeded to Jacksonville , Florida where she was decommissioned on 28 December 1944 ; was converted to a landing craft repair ship ; and recommissioned as USS " Satyr " ( ARL - 23 ) on 28 April 1945 . Service history . World War II . During the next month , she underwent training exercises in Chesapeake Bay ; and , on 3 June , she departed the east coast for the Panama Canal , California , and duty in the Pacific Fleet . By the end of July , the ARL had crossed the International Date Line ; and , on 10 August , she joined the Pacific Fleet ' s Amphibious Force at Guam . Ten days later , she continued west in a convoy of LST s and APDs , but a collision the next day sent her to Saipan for repairs to her bow doors . Repairs were completed on the 28th . Temporary duty with Service Division 103 ( ServDiv 103 ) occupied the first week of September . On the 10th , she sailed for Okinawa , whence she continued on to Japan for occupation duty . " Satyr " anchored in Tokyo Bay off Yokosuka on 25 September . On 1 October she cleared the bay , moved north to Hokkaidō , and operated out of Otaru for two months . She then returned to Yokosuka where she joined ServDiv 102 . In April 1946 she shifted to the China Coast . In July , she returned to Japan ; and , at mid - month , sailed for the United States . Steaming via Pearl Harbor , " Satyr " arrived in California in September and , for the next ten months , operated out of San Pedro in support of various amphibious commands . On 1 August 1947 she was decommissioned and berthed with the San Diego Group , Pacific Reserve Fleet . Korean War . Three years later , in June 1950 the North Korean People ' s Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the Republic of Korea . In early August , " Satyr " was ordered activated . On 8 September , she was recommissioned ; and , on 23 October , she assumed duties as landing craft tender at San Diego . For the next four months , she supported units training off southern California ; then , on 2 March 1951 she headed west toward Japan and the Korean Peninsula . She arrived in Yokosuka on 7 April and departed on the 24th . On the 28th , she took up duties as a landing craft tender at Pusan and continued that service until mid - July . She then returned to Japan where she provided similar services at Sasebo and Yokosuka and participated in amphibious training exercises in northern Honshū and Hokkaidō . On 14 December she headed back to California and tender duties at San Diego . After the cessation of open hostilities in Korea , " Satyr " returned to the Far East . Arriving in Yokosuka on 21 September 1953 she participated in amphibious assault exercises in northern Japan during October ; provided tender services in ServDiv 31 into January 1954 ; participated in further exercises in the Ryukyu , Benin , and Volcano Islands and supported SeaBee operations at Buckner Bay into March . She then sailed for Yokosuka to prepare for recrossing the Pacific to California . Returning to San Diego in early May , " Satyr " performed tender services there until 1 October when she was transferred to Long Beach and assigned to Amphibious Squadron 7 for operational control . On the llth , she sailed for her new homeport , whence she operated until again ordered inactivated in January 1956 . She returned to San Diego ; and , on 17 April 1956 she was again decommissioned and berthed with the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Vietnam War . In December 1966 the ARL was ordered reactivated a second time . 1967 was spent in New Orleans for modernization . On 15 February 1968 she was recommissioned at the Naval Support Activity , Algiers , Louisiana ; and , a month later , she headed for San Diego , her homeport . Refresher training was completed at the end of May . On 5 June she sailed for the western Pacific . On 5 July she arrived at Subic Bay ; and , on the 10th , she anchored at Vung Tau , Republic of Vietnam . The next day , " Satyr " moved into the Mekong Delta ; and , on the 12th , joined TF 117 , the Mobile Riverine Force . Based primarily on Dong Tarn , she operated throughout the delta area . On the 25th , she proceeded to the junction of the Soirap and Vanco Rivers , near Nha Be , where she operated for nearly two months . On 16 September she returned to Dong Tarn . In early October , she supported operations in the Vinh Long area ; and , toward the end of the month , she entered the Bassac River and proceeded to the Can Tho area . During November , she supported units at Long Xuyen , Dai Ngai , and Can Tho . In mid - December , she moved into the Gulf of Thailand to support units participating in " Operation Sea Lords " . On the 23rd , she escorted boats to Rach Gia , whence she returned to Can Tho , arriving on the 26th to resume support operations for TG 117 . 2 . " Satyr " remained in the delta area for another three months , then proceeded to Sasebo , Japan . On 15 June 1969 she returned to Dong Tarn and rejoined TP 117 . A month later , that task force was dissolved and operational control of " Satyr " shifted to Commander , Naval Support Activity , Saigon . In October , " Satyr " again moved into the Gulf of Thailand ; and , from then into January 1970 she operated in the vicinity of the Song Ong Doc . Ten days into the new year , she entered the Bassac River en route to An Long , where she arrived two days later and commenced support of " Operation Barrier Reef " . In May , she moved up the Mekong River to the vicinity of the Cambodia n border and , into August , supported American and Vietnamese naval and marine units involved in " Tran Hung Dao " I , VII , XI , XVII , and XVIII . In September she returned to Vung Tau , whence she again proceeded to Japan for overhaul and repairs . By mid - December , she was back in the Mekong Delta area ; and , on the 19th , she arrived at Tan Chau to resume support operations along the Cambodian border . With one run to Long Xuyen , she remained in the Tan Chau area until 15 February 1971 , then returned to Long Xuyen , whence she operated until decommissioned and transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Navy on 30 September . She was recommissioned the same day as RVNS " Vinh Long " ( HQ - 802 ) . The ship was placed in the custody of the Philippines government in 1975 and renamed BRF " Yakal " ( AR - 617 ) . Her final fate is unknown . " Satyr " earned 2 campaign star s for her service during the Korean War and 3 for her service in the Vietnam War .