"Caddopeak" was built by the Albina Engine & Machine Works as a United States Shipping Board (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1049, a particular design also known as the Albina type, in 1918 at Portland, Oregon.In a departure from the usual practice of launching a hull at about 75% completion the ship, Albina's hull number 8, was launched 98% completed on 18 October 1918 at 4