Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 472 |
Built by | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 25 May 1942 |
Laid down | 31 Oct 1942 |
Launched | 7 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 Mar 1943 |
Lost | 15 Dec 1944 |
Loss position | 12° 19'N, 121° 05'E |
History | Damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft during the landings at Mindoro, Philippines. Scuttled by USS Hall in position 12º19'N, 121º05'E. |
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