She was laid down by the Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, on 8 June 1943, and launched on 15 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Nicholas Brown.

[6] In February 1946, the United States began negotiations for the return of ships loaned to the Soviet Union for use during World War II.

[7] Reverting to her original name, Newport lay idle in the Pacific Reserve Fleet until recommissioned on 27 July 1950 for service in the Korean War.

"[8] Newport then was converted for service as a weather ship, and so served on ocean weather stations in the Northwest Pacific Ocean until November 1951, when she took up varied duties off Korea, including screening underway replenishment groups, patrolling, and on 29 December 1951 conducting a shore bombardment at Wonsan.

Naval Vessel Register on 1 December 1961, and the United States transferred her to the JMSDF outright on 28 August 1962.

Kaede was reclassified as an "auxiliary stock craft" (YAC) and renamed YAC-17 on 31 March 1966,[9] serving thereafter as a non-operational training ship.