| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST |
| Pennant | LST 496 |
| Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 Dec 1943 |
| Lost | 11 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | 49.30N, 00.50N (See a map) |
| History | Mined or torpedoed by German motor torpedo boats off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France in position 49º30'N, 00º50'N. |
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