| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 179 |
| Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 11 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 30 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1943 |
| Lost | 21 May 1944 |
| History | Sunk at West Loch, Pearl Harbor when mortar ammunition that was being loaded aboard LST 353 exploded. |
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