LST-699 was laid down on 9 March 1944 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 9 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Louise C. Calhoun; and commissioned on 5 June 1944.
During World War II, LST-699- was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
Leyte landings-November 1944
Lingayen Gulf landing-January 1945
Mindanao Island landings-April 1945
Following the war, LST-699 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 24 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July that same year. On 5 December 1947, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., of Bethlehem, Pa., for scrapping.
LST-699 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
