| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 146 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 4 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 17 May 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 17 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Inch (DE 146)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. C. W. Frey, USN | 8 Sep 1943 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Inch include:
12 Jun 1944
The German submarine U-490 was sunk north-west of the Azores in position 42º47'N, 40º08'W by depth charges from the US escort carrier USS Croatan, and depth charges from the destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse and USS Inch. (see map)
3 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-154 was sunk west of Madeira, Portugal, in approximate position 34º00'N, 19º30'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Inch and USS Frost. (see map)