LST-22 was laid down on 5 November 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 29 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. W. A. Barnes; and commissioned on 29 May 1943, Lt. L. N. Ditlefsen, USCG, in command.
During World War II, LST-22 served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took part in the following operations :
Eastern New Guinea operation:
(a) Saidor occupation-January and February 1944
Bismarck Archipelago operation:
(a) Cape Gloucester, New Britain-December 1943, January and February 1944
(b) Admiralty Islands landings-March and April 1944
Hollandia operation-April and May 1944
Western New Guinea operations:
(a) Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation-May 1944
(b) Biak Island operation-May and June 1944
(c) Noemfoor Island operation-July 1944
(d) Cape Sansapor operation-July and August 1944
(e) Morotai landings-September 1944
Leyte landings-October and November 1944
Lingayen landings on Luzon-January 1945
LST-22 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 1 April 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 17 April 1946 and was sold to Ming-Sung Industrial Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, China, on 3 February 1947 to be converted for merchant service.
LST-22 earned six battle stars for World War II service.