Construction and Commissioning
USS LST-1165 was laid down on 1 December 1952 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 14 July 1953, sponsored by Mrs. Ralph K. James, and commissioned on 30 November 1953 with Lieutenant Commander Robert R. Davis in command.
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