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The aircraft escort vessel AVG-20 was laid down on 19 January 1942 at Seattle, Wash., by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission (MC hull 236); named Barnes on 19 March 1942 after AVG-7's 1 March 1942 reallocation to the Royal Navy; acquired from the Maritime Commission on 1 May 1942; launched on 22 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. George L. Hutchinson; reclassified an auxiliary aircraft carrier and redesignated ACV-20 on 20 August 1942; and commissioned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 20 February 1943, Capt. Cato D. Glover in command.

The aircraft escort vessel AVG-20 was laid down on 19 January 1942 at [[Seattle]], Wash., by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission (MC hull 236); named Barnes on 19 March 1942 after AVG-7's 1 March 1942 reallocation to the Royal Navy; acquired from the Maritime Commission on 1 May 1942; launched on 22 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. George L. Hutchinson; reclassified an auxiliary [[aircraft carrier]] and redesignated ACV-20 on 20 August 1942; and commissioned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 20 February 1943, Capt. Cato D. Glover in command.

After fitting out, Barnes, escorted by Endicott (DD-495), departed Port Townsend on 18 March 1943 for San Francisco and San Diego. Following shakedown training, the warship left San Diego for Hawaii on 20 April, arriving in Pearl Harbor on the 26th. Clearing Oahu two days later, the auxiliary aircraft carrier sailed for Noumea, New Caledonia, and reached that port on 10 May. Barnes lingered there for only three days before she pushed on for Espiritu Santo, reaching her destination on 15 May. She brought her maiden voyage to a close at San Diego on 3 June 1943.

After fitting out, Barnes, escorted by Endicott (DD-495), departed Port Townsend on 18 March 1943 for [[San Francisco]] and [[San Diego]]. Following shakedown training, the warship left San Diego for Hawaii on 20 April, arriving in [[Pearl Harbor]] on the 26th. Clearing Oahu two days later, the auxiliary aircraft carrier sailed for [[Noumea]], New Caledonia, and reached that port on 10 May. Barnes lingered there for only three days before she pushed on for Espiritu Santo, reaching her destination on 15 May. She brought her maiden voyage to a close at San Diego on 3 June 1943.