 Her keel was laid down in 1944 at San Francisco, California, by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyards.She was acquired by the Navy on 30 June 1944 through the Maritime Commission and was placed in service that same day.Assigned to the Service Force, Pacific Fleet, as a floating provisions storage facility, she spent her brief career at forward bases, for the most part at Saipan, as a unit of Service Squadron 10.