| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 393 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 2 Jun 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 30 June 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Haverfield (DE 393)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Jerry A. Mathews, Jr., USNR | 29 Nov 1943 | 15 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Raymond Wilson Dudley, USNR | 15 Apr 1945 |
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Notable events involving Haverfield include:
13 Mar 1944
German U-boat U-575 was sunk in the north Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 46°18'N, 27°34'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Prince Rupert, the US destroyer USS Hobson the US destroyer escort USS Haverfield and by depth charges from a British Wellington and Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J) and Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue.
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