▁named ▁after ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁myth ology ▁( the ▁one ▁exception ▁being ▁Cle op atra ). ▁Are th usa ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁J . S . ▁White ▁& ▁Company ▁Sh ip build ers ▁of ▁Cow es , ▁launched ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁service ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Are th usa ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁she ▁was ▁dock ed ▁down ▁for ▁a ▁repair ▁period ▁finishing ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁she ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁' N avy ▁Days '. ▁After ▁re ▁dedic ation ▁the ▁ship ▁worked ▁up ▁at ▁Port land , ▁later ▁deploy ing ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Are th usa ▁together ▁with ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁visited ▁Barb ados , ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Cal la o ▁in ▁Peru , ▁Val par ais o , ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁and ▁Monte video ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁for ▁E aster . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Are th usa ▁was ▁deployed ▁as ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁guard ▁ship . ▁ ▁Vis its ▁included ▁P unta ▁Del ▁Gard a , ▁B erm uda , ▁Washington ▁DC , ▁Nor folk ▁Virginia , ▁Key ▁West , ▁An gu illa , ▁Ant