The ship was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1489) as Chattanooga on 21 April 1943 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company. Launched on 7 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Cecilia Daniel, and brought to New Orleans, for completion on 4 April 1944. She was renamed Uniontown on 16 August 1944 to free the name Chattanooga for the Fargo-class light cruiser CL-118, and commissioned on 6 October 1944, with Commander Richard E. Morell, USCG, in command.
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