| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 146 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 4 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 17 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Inch (DE 146)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Charles William Frey, USN | 8 Sep 1943 | 16 May 1944 |
| 2 | David A. Tufts, USNR | 16 May 1944 | 26 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Inch include:
12 Jun 1944
German U-boat U-490 was sunk north-west of the Azores in position 42°47'N, 40°08'W by depth charges from the US escort carrier USS Croatan, and depth charges from the destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse and USS Inch.
3 Jul 1944
German U-boat U-154 was sunk west of Madeira, Portugal, in approximate position 34°00'N, 19°30'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Inch and USS Frost.
27 Feb 1945
USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound together with USS Frost (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Ritchie, USNR), USS Huse (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Batcheller, USN), and USS Inch (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Tufts, USNR).
28 Feb 1945
USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound together with USS Frost (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Ritchie, USNR), USS Huse (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Batcheller, USN), and USS Inch (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Tufts, USNR).
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