| 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.Cdr. Emery Paul Bayley, USNR | 2 Aug 1944 | 8 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Lovering include:
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).
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