| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 9 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 9 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 May 1943 |
| End service | 10 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 10 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Carlson (DE 9)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Howard Evan Purdy, USNR | 10 May 1943 | 25 Oct 1943 |
| 2 | James Albert Stapleton, USNR | 25 Oct 1943 | 6 May 1945 |
| 3 | Marvin Samuel Loewith, USNR | 6 May 1945 | Nov 1945 |
| 4 | Fiske Otis Parnkopf, USNR | Nov 1945 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Carlson include:
4 Aug 1944
During 4/5 August 1944, USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Bebas (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Schweizer, USNR). These included night exercises.
6 Aug 1944
USS Barbero (T/Cdr. I.S. Hartman, USN) and USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Bebas (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Schweizer, USNR).
7 Aug 1944
During 7 to 9 August 1944, USS Becuna (Cdr. H.D. Sturr, USN), USS Hawkbill (Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted convoy exercises off Pearl Harbor.
USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Burden R. Hastings (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Fay, USNR) went with them as escorts.
On the 8th USS Carlson and USS Burden R. Hastings joined incoming convoy SP-5 coming from San Francisco and en-route to Hololulu / Pearl Harbor. The submarines then commenced tracking, plotting and attack exercises with the convoy and the escorts.
This convoy had departed San Francisco on 31 July 1944 and was made up of the following transports; Joseph K. Toole (American, 7176 GRT, built 1943), Makiki (American, 6457 GRT, built 1917), Malcolm M. Stewart (American, 7176 GRT, built 1942) and Permanente (American, 9606 GRT, built 1902). On departure from San Francisco the convoy was escorted by USS Halloran (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Scripps, USNR).
At sea, in the morning of 2 August the transport Cushman K. Davis (American, 7176 GRT, built 1943) joined coming from Seattle.
On 9 August the Cushman K. Davis, Makiki and Permanente were detached to Honolulu. The remainder of the convoy proceeded to Pearl Harbor.
11 Aug 1944
During 11/12 August 1944, USS Baya (T/Cdr. A.H. Holtz, USN) and USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR), USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN). These included night exercises.
12 Aug 1944
On completed of the night exercises, USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN). USS Widgeon (Lt. C.W. Engler, USN) joined for torpedo recovery duties.
14 Aug 1944
USS Seahorse (T/Capt. C.W. Wilkins, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Lamberton (Lt. E.R. Hunt, USNR).
Later USS Seahorse and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Halloran (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Scripps, USNR).
18 Aug 1944
USS Seahorse (T/Capt. C.W. Wilkins, USN) and USS Whale (T/Cdr. J.B. Grady, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Greiner (T/Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN).
19 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN).
21 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) was undocked.
She then conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR) and USS Razorback (Cdr. R.S. Benson, USN).
22 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR).
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