| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 197 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 9 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 21 Feb 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Struck a mine off Eniwetok on 29 September 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Roche (DE 197)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Robert Eugene Parker, USN | 21 Feb 1944 | 6 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | William S. Laidley, USNR | 6 Jan 1945 | 16 Nov 1945 |
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