| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 39 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 16 Oct 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 16 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Lovering (DE 39)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Henry Rawly, USNR | 17 Sep 1943 | 29 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Augustus Hoke Donaldson, USNR | 29 Dec 1943 | 2 Aug 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Cmdr. Emery Paul Bayley, USNR | 2 Aug 1944 | 8 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Lovering include:
15 Aug 1944
From 15 to 17 August 1944, USS Seahorse (T/Capt. C.W. Wilkins, USN), USS Whale (T/Cdr. J.B. Grady, USN) and USS Segundo (T/Cdr. J.D. Fulp, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with an incoming convoy. During these exercises they were escorted by USS Lovering (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Bayley, USNR, with COMCORTDIV 10, Cdr. G.B. Coale, USNR on board) and USS Griswold (Lt.Cdr. M.C. Walley, USNR).
18 Aug 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Lovering (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Bayley, USNR), USS Rall (Lt.Cdr. C.B. Taylor, USNR), USS Burden R. Hastings (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Fay, USNR), USS Hawkbill (Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) and USS Becuna (Cdr. H.D. Sturr, USN).
26 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Lovering (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Bayley, USNR) and USS Sea Devil (Cdr. R.E. Styles, USN).
8 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Lovering (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Bayley, USNR) and USS Hemminger (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Bodler, USNR).
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