She was laid down as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1383) on 8 April 1944 at Wilmington, North Carolina, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 13 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold Broudy; acquired by the Navy from the War Shipping Administration on 27 June 1944; and commissioned on 3 December 1944.

The two ships transited the Panama Canal on 10 January and headed for Hawaii the next day, arriving at Pearl Harbor on the 25th.

For the next two and one-half months, she made shuttle runs to Uarai Bay and participated in amphibious training exercises.

The cargo ship departed Leyte on 24 October and, after calling at Okinawa and Taku, arrived at Qingdao on 17 November.

Judged a constructive total loss, the hulk was towed two nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off shore and scuttled.