| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 138 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 17 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Douglas L. Howard (DE 138)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon D. Kissam, USN | 29 Jul 1943 | 26 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | William F. Stokey, USNR | 26 Nov 1943 | 29 Aug 1944 |
| 3 | John Thomas Pratt, Jr., USNR | 29 Aug 1944 | 5 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Maurice B. Baker, Jr., USNR | 5 Aug 1945 |
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