Construction
Montpelier was laid down on 2 December 1940 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched on 12 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William F. Carry; and commissioned on 9 September 1942, Captain Leighton Wood in command.
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