High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Numitor (ARL-17) (originally designated LST-954) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Numitor (in Roman mythology, King Numitor of Alba Longa, son of Procas, and the father of Rhea Silvia), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.