sentences:  Naval vessel to bear the name.Originally laid down as "LST-1036"; launched 24 August 1944 by the Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. M. A. Pratt; placed in partial commission 16 September 1944 with Lieutenant M. G. Pooley, USNR, in command; sailed to Baltimore, Maryland; decommissioned 26 September 1944 for conversion; and commissioned in full as USS "Creon" (ARL-11) 27 January 1945 with Lieutenant Pooley once again in command.Clearing Norfolk, Virginia 4 March 1945 "Creon" arrived at Biak, Shouten Islands 4 May.