Laid down, 15 October 1943, at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
Launched, 6 December 1943
Commissioned USS LST-523, 3 February 1944, LTjg. Harold H. Cross, USN, in command
During World War II, LST-523 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. On 19 June 1944, she was sunk by an enemy mine.