| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 42 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 5 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 5 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Reynolds (DE 42)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Payson Adams, USNR | 1 Nov 1943 | 17 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | Harry Marvin-Smith, USNR | 17 Aug 1944 | 16 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | David William Shean, Jr., USNR | 16 Jul 1945 | 27 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Reynolds include:
18 Mar 1944
From 18 to 20 March 1944, USS Pargo (T/Cdr. I.C. Eddy, USN) and USS Tilefish (T/Cdr. R.M. Keithly, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor during which they were escorted / assisted by USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Parker, USNR) and USS Reynolds (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Adams, USNR).
During 19/20 September exercises were carried out with an incoming convoy. This was convoy 2373 which had departed San Francisco on 11 March and arrived at Hawaii (Pearl Harbor and Honolulu) on 20 March. This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Francis Wilson (American, 7176 GRT, built 1943) and John B. Floyd (American, 7181 GRT, built 1942). The convoy was escorted by the minesweeper USS Captivate (Lt.Cdr. B.F. Kocel, USNR).
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