She was launched 15 August 1904 by Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury and Co., Morris Heights, Bronx, where she was sponsored by Miss M. Tredway. She was commissioned on 3 June 1905, commanded by Lieutenant Commander A. F. Fechteler. She was reclassified AG-6 in 1919; IX-9, 24 April 1922; and PG-17, 4 November 1940.