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