USS Tantalus (ARL-27) USS Tantalus (ARL-27) USS "Tantalus" (ARL-27) was one of 39 "Achelous"-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Tantalus (a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand in a pool of water up to his chin and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down as "LST-1117" on 10 October 1944 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company; launched on 2 January 1945; sponsored
Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 10, 1998. Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Glen Burtnik Williams. First recorded by Mark Collie on his 1995 album "Tennessee Plates", it was later recorded by Randy Travis. Released in October 1998 as the third single from his 1998 CD, "You and You Alone", it peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, behind "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee