| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 220 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 1 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 20 Jun 1960 |
| History | Decommissioned 20 June 1960. |
Commands listed for USS Francis M. Robinson (DE 220)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Edwin Johansen, USNR | 15 Jan 1944 | 20 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Paul Campbell, Jr., USNR | 20 Sep 1944 | 18 Sep 1945 |
| 3 | Parkman Dexter Howe, Jr., USNR | 18 Sep 1945 | 30 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Francis M. Robinson include:
17 Feb 1945
USS Francis M. Robinson picks up men from the British tanker Regent Lion that was torpedoed and damaged 27 nautical miles west of Gibraltar in position 35°56'N, 05°45'W by German U-boat U-300.
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