| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 68 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 Sep 1943 |
| Lost | 25 May 1945 |
| Loss position | 26.41N, 127.47E (See a map) |
| History | Converted to High Speed Transport and reclassified as APD- 47 on 31 July 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Bates (DE 68)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. E. H. Maher, USNR | 12 Sep 1943 | ??? |
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