| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 493 |
| Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Mar 1943 |
| Laid down | 9 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 4 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1943 |
| Lost | 12 Apr 1945 |
| Loss position | 50° 20'N, 4° 09'W |
| History | Wrecked off Plymouth, England in position 50º20'N, 04º09'W. |
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