Complex sentence: LST-393 was laid down on 27 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company; launched on 11 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Lucy Jean Sorenson; and commissioned on 11 December 1942 with Lieutenant John H. Halifax, USNR, in command.
Split into simpler sentences: LST-393 was laid down on 27 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company and launched on 11 November 1942. She was commissioned on 11 December 1942 with Lieutenant John H. Halifax, USNR, in command.