南太平洋海戦
"Swearer" was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newark, New Jersey on 12 August 1943, launched on 31 October 1943, and commissioned on 23 November 1943. "Swearer" was named for Lt. Walter John Swearer who was killed in action aboard during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942.