| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 178 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 17 May 1943 |
| Launched | 5 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 1 Aug 1944 |
| History | Decommissioned 1 August 1944 and transferred to Brasil being renamed Beberibe. |
| Career notes | To Brasil as Beberibe |
Commands listed for USS Herzog (DE 178)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. James Cecil Toft, Jr., USNR | 6 Oct 1943 | 13 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | Joseph Bacon Fyffe, USNR | 13 Mar 1944 | 1 Aug 1944 |
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