| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 402 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 18 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 16 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 Feb 1944 |
| End service | Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned in March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Richard S. Bull (DE 402)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Alfred Wiltz Gardes, Jr., USN | 26 Feb 1944 | 20 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Lcmdr Frederick Strong Moseley, USNR | 20 Nov 1944 | 7 Nov 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. James Reed Gattmann, USNR | 7 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Richard S. Bull include:
28 Oct 1944
USS Eversole was sunk in Leyte Gulf in position 10°18'N, 127°37'E after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-45 (offsite link).
139 survivors, most of them wounded, were picked up by USS Richard S. Bull.
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