| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 396 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 21 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 23 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1942 |
| Lost | 18 Aug 1943 |
| Loss position | 8° 18'S, 156° 55'E |
| History | Sunk by accidentally explosion off the New Georgia Islands in position 08º18'S, 156º55'E. |
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