USS Agenor

2 × quad 40 millimetres (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) guns USS Agenor (ARL-3) was one of 39 Achelous-class repair ship landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II.

[3] From December 1943 through 9 June 1944, Agenor provided repair services to numerous landing craft operating in the Solomon, Russell, and Marshall Islands.

[3] The ship sailed to Guam in early August, and reported to Task Force 53 (TF 53).

[3] Soon after reporting to Service Squadron 10 for duty, Agenor left Saipan bound for Hawaii and a much-needed overhaul.

Upon completion of the yard work, Agenor served in the Hawaiian operating area until placed out of commission, in reserve, on 15 November 1946.

[3] Agenor was transferred to the government of France on 2 March 1951, under the terms of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act and renamed RFS Vulcain (A656).

Transferred by France to the Republic of China Navy in 1957 and renamed ROCS Shung Shan (ARL-336).

The ship was handed over to Taiwan by the United States in Subic Bay, Philippines on 15 September 1957.