LST-503 was
laid down on 29 July 1943 at
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company,
Evansville,
Indiana.
Launched on 8 October 1943 and
commissioned on 8 December 1943.
Service in the United States Navy During World War II,
LST-503 was assigned to the European theater. She then participated in the
Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944. She was
decommissioned on 11 June 1946 and laid up in the
Atlantic Reserve Fleet,
Green Cove Springs,
Florida. The ship had participated in the transportation and replenishment missions of
Kinmen Island many times during the 1958,
823 artillery battle. On 29 July 2019, her together with her sister ship
Chung Pang served as a target ship for multiple
F-16s fired
Harpoon missiles and was hit. == Awards ==