| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 394 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 17 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 25 Sep 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 25 September 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Swenning (DE 394)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Richard E. Peek, Jr., USNR | 1 Dec 1943 | 2 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Swenning include:
14 Mar 1945
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Wilcox, USNR) and USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. L. Marcy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Haverfield (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Mathews, Jr., USNR), USS Swenning (Lt. R.E. Peek, Jr., USNR) and USS Janssen (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Hawley, USNR). (1)
15 Mar 1945
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Wilcox, USNR) and USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. L. Marcy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Haverfield (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Mathews, Jr., USNR), USS Swenning (Lt. R.E. Peek, Jr., USNR) and USS Janssen (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Hawley, USNR). (1)
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Sources
- War diary USS Janssen for March 1945
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