| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 256 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 7 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 7 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Seid (DE 256)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Charles Arthur Thorwall, USNR | 11 Jun 1943 | 14 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Henry Lee Vaughan, USN | 14 Nov 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Arthur Francis Craft, USNR | Aug 1944 | 7 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Seid include:
29 Jun 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) conducted noise trials and then exercises off Guam. The exercises were carried out with USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR).
30 Jun 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).
1 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Scabbardfish returned to Guam escorted by USS PC-620.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 2 July.
5 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS YMS-357 (Lt. J.P. Potsch, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Spikefish returned to Guam escorted by USS YMS-357.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 6 July.
26 Jul 1945
USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) conducted attack exercises off Guam with USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR).
27 Jul 1945
USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) conducted attack exercises off Guam with USS Steele (Lt. Seymour, USNR) and USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR).
28 Jul 1945
During 28/29 July 1945, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) and USS Tigrone (Lt.Cdr. Vincent Edward Schumacher, USN) conducted attack exercises off Guam with USS Steele (Lt. Seymour, USNR), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR) and USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR). These exercises included night exercises.
8 Aug 1945
USS Hackleback (T/Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR).
10 Aug 1945
During 10/11 August 1945, USS Hackleback (T/Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN). These included night exercises.
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