Citrus was laid down 29 April 1942 at the Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth.

The vessel was built by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Corporation of Winslow, Washington.

In 1915, Skinner and Sons went into receivership and was reorganized as the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Corporation.

In 1910 the government decided to stop building battleships and close the shipyard, but it was reopened in the following year as the French-owned Russian Shipbuilding Corporation (Russud).

A Basswood, or C-class tender, it was built by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota.

A Mesquite class vessel, it was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota.

She was laid down on 19 December 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 2 October 1971.

An Iris class vessel, she was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota.

A Cactus-class vessel, she was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota.

Between 14 April 1958 and 3 May 1958, Whitfield County underwent an overhaul at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation, San Diego.