Acubens was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1935) as the Liberty ship SS Jean Louis on 25 November 1943 by the Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, Louisiana.

A. Farrington; acquired by the U.S. Navy on 9 February 1944; converted for naval service by Todd-Johnson Drydocks, Inc., New Orleans; and commissioned on 15 July 1944.

Following shakedown out of Norfolk, Virginia, and a short run to New York City, Acubens sailed for the Panama Canal on 8 September and entered the Pacific.

After repairs, the ship dropped anchor at Hollandia, New Guinea, on 25 October and remained there until 10 November issuing stores to vessels of Task Force 76.

The ship was transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay on 20 June 1947, struck from the Naval Register on 17 July 1947 and sold for scrap on 14 October 1964.