▁A si atic - P ac ific ▁Theater . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁Lyn x ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁under ▁a ▁Mar itime ▁Commission ▁( MA R COM ) ▁contract , ▁MC ▁h ull ▁No . ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁ship ▁SS ▁Juan ▁B aut ista ▁de ▁An za , ▁by ▁California ▁Sh ip building ▁Corporation , ▁Terminal ▁Island , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ; ▁launched ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁E . ▁E . ▁McC art y ; ▁renamed ▁Lyn x ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Commander ▁Le ander ▁Jeff rey , ▁D - V ( G ), ▁US NR , ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁After ▁fitting ▁out , ▁Lyn x ▁reported ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁to ▁the ▁Command ant , ▁Tw elf th ▁Naval ▁district , ▁for ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Transport ation ▁Service ▁( N TS ), ▁Lyn x ▁loaded ▁cargo ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁depart ed ▁for ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁in ▁Con voy ▁P W ▁ 2 2 9 4 . ▁Pro ceed ing ▁via ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo , ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Heb rides , ▁the ▁new ▁cargo ▁vessel ▁touched ▁at ▁A uck