California | University of California, Berkeley | University of Southern California | University of California | Berkeley, California | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Baja California | Southern California | Oakland, California | Santa Barbara, California | Oracle Corporation | Sacramento, California | Pasadena, California | California Institute of Technology | International Finance Corporation | Chevron Corporation | Long Beach, California | University of California, San Diego | Burbank, California | California Gold Rush | Palm Springs, California | California State Assembly | University of California, Santa Cruz | Digital Equipment Corporation | Governor of California | University of California, Davis | News Corporation | Lockheed Corporation | Irvine, California |
Named after American University in Washington, D.C., the ship was built at the California Shipbuilding Yard (Calship) in Los Angeles, California and was delivered on 20 June 1945.