Construction and Commissioning
USS LST-1160 was laid down on 18 December 1952 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works. She was launched on 3 October 1953, sponsored by Mrs. Omar R. King, and commissioned on 19 December 1953 with Lieutenant Commander James W. Perkins in command.
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