sentences:  "Gratia" (AKS-11) was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, 21 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John W. Boatwright; acquired by the Navy 20 November 1944; and commissioned the same day, Lt. Charles B.Gray in command.She remained in commission only long enough to sail to Galveston, Texas, where she decommissioned 3 November to undergo conversion.