USS Osage (AN-3/AP-108/LSV-3/MCS-3) was the lead ship of her class of vehicle landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after USS Osage, an "old monitor of the navy". There is no clear record of the period from the launch of the ship till her commissioning but at some point in time during that period, the ship departed her builder's yard and was transferred to the Tampa Shipbuilding Company to be completed