She was laid down on 19 June 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 214) by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.; launched on 17 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Nellie Blanch Regan; and commissioned on 1 December 1944.
She was constructed in Kearny, New Jersey, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 214) from June 19th, 1944, to October 17th, 1944, and launched on the latter date with Mrs. Nellie Blanch Regan as sponsor. She was commissioned on December 1st, 1944.