The ship was laid down on 15 August 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company of Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, as Toledo.

Sailing from Boston, Massachusetts, on 3 November 1944, Dearborn arrived at NS Argentia, Newfoundland, four days later for duty on weather patrol.

On 7 May, she departed for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving there two days later.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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