Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 499 |
Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Mar 1943 |
Laid down | 3 Sep 1943 |
Launched | 5 Nov 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 Jan 1944 |
Lost | 8 Jun 1944 |
Loss position | 49° 30'N, 1° 10'W |
History | Mined and sunk off Normandy, France in position 49º30'N, 01º10'W. |
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