The second Stockdale (DE-399) was laid down by Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas on 31 August 1943; launched on 30 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. L.C. Stockdale; and commissioned on 31 December 1943; Lieutenant Commander R.W. Luther USNR, in command [REF].
Stockdale held her shakedown cruise off Bermuda during February 1944 and underwent a short yard period at Charleston, South Carolina in March before proceeding to Norfolk, Virginia.