USS Unimak (AVP-31) - Construction, Commissioning, and Shakedown

Construction, Commissioning, and Shakedown

Unimak was laid down on 15 February 1942 at Harbor Island, near Seattle, Washington by Associated Shipbuilders, Inc. She was launched on 27 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. B. Berry, the wife of Captain H. B. Berry, the personnel officer of the 13th Naval District, and commissioned on 31 December 1943 with Commander Hilfort C. Owen in command. She was engaged in shakedown and fitting-out into late January 1944.