| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS LSM-105 |
| Ordered | 15 September 1943 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas |
| Laid down | 30 July 1944 |
| Launched | 21 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 20 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 27 August 1957 |
| Fate | Sold 10 December 1958 |
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