Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1953 | Yard No 580. |
| Aug 27, 1954 | |
| May 27, 1955 | |
| Jan 19, 1957 | Ships Flight HO4S-3 138595 of HU-2 Det 69 crashed in Ross Sea Accident |
| Feb 12, 1959 | Ships Flight HRS-3 144257 of HU-2 Det 69, crashed on the ice after engine failure during a test flight, near to the ship. Accident |
| Nov 21, 1960 |  Lyttleton Harbour Departed Boston 13 Oct 1960 for passage to Lyttleton (reached 21 Nov) for her 6th Antarctic mission. |
| Jun 30, 1966 | to US Coast Guard |