Naval History and Heritage Command

LST-238 was laid down on 5 March 1943 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 13 June 1943; sponsored by Miss Ester Behme; and commissioned on 9 July 1943. The tank landing ship saw no active service with the United States Navy. On 16 June 1943, she was transferred to the United Kingdom and was returned to United States Navy custody on 13 February 1946. LST-238 was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1946 and was sold to the Ships & Power Equipment Corp., of Barber, N.J., on 12 March 1948 for scrapping.