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The [[USS]] Belle Grove (LSD-2) was laid down on 27 October 1942 by the Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, [[California]]; launched on 17 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. George M. Lowry; and commissioned at Oakland on 9 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. Morris Seavey, USNR, in command.

The [[USS]] '''Belle Grove''' (LSD-2) was laid down on 27 October 1942 by the Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, [[California]]; launched on 17 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. George M. Lowry; and commissioned at Oakland on 9 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. Morris Seavey, USNR, in command.

For the next month, the ship conducted further equipment deliveries--between Subic Bay, Manila, and Cam Ranh Bay--before steaming to Yokosuka on 8 February. Following upkeep and inspection, Belle Grove got underway for home on the 28th, stopped at Pearl Harbor on 9 and 10 March, and arrived at Long Beach on 19 March. Leave and upkeep lasted until 10 April when the ship began an overhaul at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. After repairs ended on 14 July, the dock landing ship spent the next four months conducting refresher training and underway exercises out of San Diego. On 9 October she sailed for a port visit to Acapulco and, on the 25th, loaded several yachts of the victorious U.S. Olympic yachting team for transport back to San Diego. After unloading the sailing vessels on 1 November, Belle Grove moved to Long Beach where she spent the remainder of the year conducting local operations.

For the next month, the ship conducted further equipment deliveries—between Subic Bay, Manila, and Cam Ranh Bay—before steaming to Yokosuka on 8 February. Following upkeep and inspection, Belle Grove got underway for home on the 28th, stopped at Pearl Harbor on 9 and 10 March, and arrived at Long Beach on 19 March. Leave and upkeep lasted until 10 April when the ship began an overhaul at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. After repairs ended on 14 July, the dock landing ship spent the next four months conducting refresher training and underway exercises out of San Diego. On 9 October she sailed for a port visit to Acapulco and, on the 25th, loaded several yachts of the victorious U.S. Olympic yachting team for transport back to San Diego. After unloading the sailing vessels on 1 November, Belle Grove moved to Long Beach where she spent the remainder of the year conducting local operations.

Belle Grove earned six battle stars for World War II service and eight battle stars for Vietnam service.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b4-list.htm]</ref>

Belle Grove earned six battle stars for World War II service and eight battle stars for Vietnam service.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b4-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

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