| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 100 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 19 Dec 1944 |
| History | Decommissioned and transferred to Brasil 19 December 1944 being renamed Benevente. |
| Career notes | To Brasil as Benevente |
Commands listed for USS Christopher (DE 100)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Archer W. P. Trench, USNR | 23 Oct 1943 | Jun 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Joe Maxwell Gunn, USNR | Jun 1944 | 19 Dec 1944 |
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