USS Montauk (LSV-6) (original) (raw)

USS Montauk (LSV-6/AN-2/AP-161/AKN-6) was an vehicle landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after USS Montauk (1862) and was the fourth U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1) as netlayer AN-2 on 14 April 1942 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched 14 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. G. C. Whiting; reclassified AP-161 2 August 1943; reclassified LSV-6 21 April 1944; and commissioned 6 October 1944 at Brooklyn, New York.