She was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and launched on 7 December 1943 (the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor raid), sponsored by the wife of Governor Walter Goodland of Wisconsin.
Itu dibangun di Philadelphia Naval Shipyard di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dan diluncurkan pada 7 Desember 1943 (hari peringatan kedua dari serangan Pearl Harbor), yang disponsori oleh istri Gubernur Walter Goodland dari Wisconsin.