Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 448 |
Built by | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 25 May 1942 |
Laid down | 10 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 26 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 23 Dec 1942 |
Lost | 5 Oct 1943 |
Loss position | 8° 03'S, 156° 43'E |
History | Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft west of Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands in position 07º45'S, 156º30'E on 1 October 1943. Sunk on 5 October 1943 south of Vella Gulf in position 08º03'S, 156º43'E while in tow of USS Bobolink. |
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