hˈuːpɚ wʌz lˈɑːntʃt baɪ bˈɛθlɛhəmpɐsˈɪfɪk kˈoʊst stˈiːl kˈoːɹp., sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən; spˈɑːnsɚd baɪ mˈɪs ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ hˈuːpɚ, dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɪɹ ˈædmɜːɹəl hˈuːpɚ; ænd kəmˈɪʃənd æt sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ ˈeɪtiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt.
Hooper was launched by Bethlehem-Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco, 1 August 1957; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Hooper, daughter of Rear Admiral Hooper; and commissioned at San Francisco 18 March 1958.