 Originally classified as a "coastal minesweeper," AMc-131, "Candid" was reclassified as a "minesweeper," AM-154, on 21 February 1942.She was launched on 14 October 1942 at Portland, Oregon, by Willamette Iron and Steel Works and commissioned on 31 October 1943 with Lieutenant E. G. Bemis, USNR, in command.