| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 577 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 18 Oct 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 October 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Alexander J. Luke (DE 577)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Herbert Augustus Peterson, USNR | 19 Feb 1944 | 16 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. John Voorhees Cameron, USN | 16 Apr 1944 | 24 Nov 1944 |
| 3 | Adrian W. Rich, USNR | 24 Nov 1944 | 14 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence M. Griffin, USNR | 14 Dec 1944 |
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Notable events involving Alexander J. Luke include:
6 May 1945
HMS Universal (Lt. S.S. Brooks, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with USS Alexander J. Luke (Lt.Cdr. L.M. Griffin, USNR) and USS Spangenberg (Lt.Cdr. T.H.P. Whitney, USNR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/20128
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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