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
A Time to Stand A Time to Stand "A Time to Stand" is the first episode of the of the television series "", and the 125th episode overall. This episode was broadcast on television starting on September 29, 1997. This continues the story of the previous season finale "Call To Arms" taking us several months into the war, with the Dominion-Cardassian forces stationed at Deep Space Nine, and Sisko leading raiding party mission deep into Cardassian territory Three months after the events of "Call to Arms", the Federation-Klingon alliance is badly losing the Dominion War. After hearing news that the Seventh Fleet was almost