 She was launched on 4 December 1943, and accepted by the Navy and placed in service on 13 April 1944 with Lieutenant Commander Paul N. Runyon in command.Designed to provide facilities for the issuance of stores at advanced bases, "Quartz" was assigned to the Service Force, Pacific Fleet (ComServPac).She was towed to Pearl Harbor from San Francisco, arriving on 10 May 1944.