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The second Barataria (AVP 33) was laid down on 19 April 1943 at Houghton, Wash., by the Lake Washington Shipyard; launched on 2 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. L. J. Stetcher; and commissioned at her builder's yard on 13 August 1944, Comdr. Garrett S. Coleman in command.

The '''second Barataria''' (AVP 33) was laid down on 19 April 1943 at Houghton, Wash., by the Lake Washington Shipyard; launched on 2 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. L. J. Stetcher; and commissioned at her builder's yard on 13 August 1944, Comdr. Garrett S. Coleman in command.

After having spent the remainder of August in outfitting, loading supplies, and testing and calibrating equipment, Barataria conducted training in tending seaplanes under the auspices of Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 6 at the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash. Concluding that training in early September, the ship spent the month, 10 September to 10 October, in gunnery exercises, casualty drills, sonar training, a speed run, combat information center exercises, and in more seaplane tending operations. Upon completion of the shakedown, the ship returned to the Puget Sound Navy Yard for post shakedown availability and alterations.

After having spent the remainder of August in outfitting, loading supplies, and testing and calibrating equipment, Barataria conducted training in tending seaplanes under the auspices of Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 6 at the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash. Concluding that training in early September, the ship spent the month, 10 September to 10 October, in gunnery exercises, casualty drills, sonar training, a speed run, combat information center exercises, and in more seaplane tending operations. Upon completion of the shakedown, the ship returned to the Puget Sound Navy Yard for post shakedown availability and alterations.

Early in November, she stood out of Bremerton, bound for San Francisco where she took on stores, aircraft maintenance spares, aviation gasoline and supplies and embarked 39 officer passengers. She stood out of San Francisco Bay, bound for Hawaii. Reaching Pearl Harbor on 28 November, she got underway again two days later and proceeded independently to Eniwetok which she reached on 7 December. After embarking passengers, Barataria continued on again independently to Ulithi where she arrived on the 12th, and later fueled from the tanker Octorance.

Early in November, she stood out of Bremerton, bound for San Francisco where she took on stores, aircraft maintenance spares, aviation gasoline and supplies and embarked 39 officer passengers. She stood out of [[San Francisco Bay]], bound for Hawaii. Reaching Pearl Harbor on 28 November, she got underway again two days later and proceeded independently to Eniwetok which she reached on 7 December. After embarking passengers, Barataria continued on again independently to Ulithi where she arrived on the 12th, and later fueled from the tanker Octorance.