mək lˈænɐhˌæn wʌz lˈeɪd dˌaʊn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn baɪ ðə bˈɛθlɛhəm ʃˈɪpbɪldɪŋ, sˌæn pˈɛdɹoʊ, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə; lˈɑːntʃt tˈuː sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː; spˈɑːnsɚd baɪ mˈɪsɪz. dˈɔːɹəθi dˈʌbəljˌuː. hˈaʊɚd; ænd kəmˈɪʃənd nˈaɪntiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
McLanahan was laid down 29 May 1941 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California; launched 2 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy W. Howard; and commissioned 19 December 1942.