 The hull classification symbol IX-208 was reserved for her, but she was never taken up on the list of naval vessels, and no classification was ever assigned to her.She was returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) in February 1946.The ship was built at the Harlan and Hollingsworth shipyard by Bethlehem Steel at Wilmington, Delaware, laid down on 3 October 1918, and launched on 23 July 1919.