USS Parris Island (AG-72) was a patrol craft escort named for Parris Island, South Carolina (part of the Sea Islands chain, and home to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island since 1915). Originally built as PCE–901, she was laid down on 10 May 1943 by the Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation of Portland, Oregon; launched on 8 July 1943; reclassified USS Parris Island (AG–72) on 28 April 1944; and placed in service on 30 October 1944.