| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 221 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 29 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 Feb 1944 |
| Lost | 30 Apr 1946 |
| History | USS Solar exploded at her berth at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Earle, New Jersey while unloading ammunition on April 30 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Solar (DE 221)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Hadlai A Hull, USNR | 15 Feb 1944 | 3 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lcmdr Wendell Francis Grubbs, USN | 3 Dec 1944 | 7 Sep 1945 |
| 3 | Donough Prince, USNR | 7 Sep 1945 | 22 Oct 1945 |
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