Service History
Originally classified as AP-106; laid down, 12 July 1941 under Maritime Commission Contract (MC hull 106); reclassified to CM-6 on 1 May 1943; and to LSV-1 21 April 1944. She was launched 19 May 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation of Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. J. G. McPherson; and commissioned 30 June 1944 with Captain R. W. Chambers, USNR, in command.
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