Short Splice was laid down under MARCOM contract, MC hull 2464, on 15 January 1945 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; launched on 3 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. A.

She then operated from New Orleans, Louisiana, carrying supplies, ammunition, and vehicles to Panama; Key West, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Kingston, Jamaica.

[3] On 3 November 1966, Short Splice moved to the Far East, and a crew of Koreans was assigned to man her.

On 30 March 1973, the Korean crew was replaced by American merchant seamen, but her area of operations did not change.

Short Splice was sold to Fuji Marden & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, British Crown Colony, on 31 July 1973 and scrapped.