stˈoːɹm kˈɪŋ wʌz lˈeɪd dˌaʊn ˌʌndɚ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm kəmˈɪʃən kˈɑːntɹækt ˌɛmsˈiː hˈʌl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks ˌɔn twˈɛnti dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː baɪ ðə nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ʃˈɪpbɪldɪŋ kˈʌmpəni, wˈɪlmɪŋtən, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə; lˈɑːntʃt ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː; spˈɑːnsɚd baɪ mˈɪsɪz. pˈiː. ˈɛf. hˈælsi; dᵻlˈɪvɚd tə ðə nˈeɪvi ˌɔn θɹˈiː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ænd kəmˈɪʃənd ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
Storm King was laid down under United States Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1346) on 20 July 1943 by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina; launched on 17 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. P. F. Halcey; delivered to the Navy on 3 December 1943, and commissioned on 4 December 1943.