| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 729 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1944 |
| End service | 12 Feb 1971 |
| History | Decommissioned 12 February 1971. |
Commands listed for USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD 729)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Francis Thomas Williamson, USN | 2 May 1944 | 31 May 1945 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. William Baumert Braun, USN | 31 May 1945 | Oct 1946 |
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Notable events involving Lyman K. Swenson include:
31 Jul 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Boston bound for the Pacific.
8 Aug 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson transits the Panama Canal.
30 Aug 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson arrived at Pearl Harbor.
28 Sep 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Pearl Harbor.
13 Oct 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson arrived at Ulithi.
21 Oct 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi to support the operations of Leyte.
2 Nov 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.
5 Nov 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi with TG 38.1 for operations against Luzon.
24 Nov 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.
7 Dec 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi with TG 38.2 for operations against Luzon.
24 Dec 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.
30 Dec 1944
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi with TG 38.1 for operations against Luzon and Formosa and a raid into the South China Sea.
26 Jan 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.
10 Feb 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi with TG 58.1.
4 Mar 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.
14 Mar 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi to support the Okinawa landings, once again she sailed with TG 58.1.
30 Apr 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson returns to Ulithi.
9 May 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi with TG 58.1.
13 Jun 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson arrived at San Pedro Bay, Philippines.
1 Jul 1945
USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from San Pedro Bay, Philippines with TG 38.1.
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