▁named . ▁Instead , ▁she ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁her ▁h ull ▁design ation . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁under ▁Mar itime ▁Commission ▁( MA R COM ) ▁contract , ▁MC ▁h ull ▁ 9 9 4 , ▁by ▁ ▁Kaiser ▁Sh ip y ards , ▁V ancouver , ▁Washington ; ▁launched ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Lieutenant ▁Richard ▁W . ▁Lang worth y , ▁US N , ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁L ST - 4 7 4 ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁of ▁Oper ations . ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁New ▁Guinea ▁operations , ▁the ▁La e ▁occupation ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Sa idor ▁occupation ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁the ▁B ism ar ck ▁Arch ip el ago ▁operations , ▁the ▁Green ▁Island ▁landing F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁Holland ia ▁operation ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁the ▁Western ▁New ▁Guinea ▁operations , ▁the ▁B iak ▁Islands ▁operation ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁Mor ot ai ▁landing ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁the ▁Ley te ▁operation ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁the ▁L ing ay en ▁G