| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 641 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1944 |
| End service | 28 Mar 1948 |
| History | Decommissioned 28 April 1948. |
Commands listed for USS William C. Cole (DE 641)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Clay Harrold, USN | 12 May 1944 | 14 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Thomas B. M. Porter, USNR | 14 Jul 1945 |
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