. . . . . . "Originally classified as AP-106; laid down, 12 July 1941 under Maritime Commission Contract (MC hull 106); reclassified to CM-6 on 1 May 1943; and to LSV-1 21 April 1944. She was launched 19 May 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation of Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. J. G. McPherson; and commissioned 30 June 1944 with Captain R. W. Chambers, USNR, in command."@en . "300"^^ . . "USS Catskill (LSV-1)"@en . . . "Originally classified as AP-106; laid down, 12 July 1941 under Maritime Commission Contract (MC hull 106); reclassified to CM-6 on 1 May 1943; and to LSV-1 21 April 1944. She was launched 19 May 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation of Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. J. G. McPherson; and commissioned 30 June 1944 with Captain R. W. Chambers, USNR, in command."@en . . "--10-06"^^ . . "--07-12"^^ . . . "USS Catskill moored to a buoy at Hong Kong, 1969"@en . . . . . . . .