LST-463 was laid down on 6 October 1942 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser, Inc., launched on 9 November 1942; and commissioned on 23 February 1943.
During World War II, LST-463 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
Cape Gloucester, New Britain-December 1943, January through March 1944
Saidor occupation-January and February 1944
Hollandia operation-April 1944
Western New Guinea operations:
(a) Biak Island operation-May and June 1944
(b) Noemfoor Island operation-July 1944
(c) Cape Sansapor operation-July and August 1944
(d) Morotai landings-September 1944
Leyte landings-October and November 1944
Lingayen Gulf landing-January 1945
Manila Bay-Bicol operation:
(a) Nasugbu-January 1945
Mindanao Island landings-April 1945
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-June 1945
Following the war, LST-463 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 6 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 June that same year. On 3 November 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to Dulien Steel Products, Inc., of Seattle, Wash.
LST-463 earned nine battle stars for World War II.
