| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 798 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 13 Nov 1942 |
| Laid down | 27 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 15 Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Varian (DE 798)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Clarence W Petrie, USNR | 29 Feb 1944 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Varian include:
16 Jan 1945
German U-boat U-248 was sunk in the North Atlantic in position 47°43'N, 26°37'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Hayter, USS Otter, USS Varian and USS Hubbard. (see map)
24 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-546 was sunk north-west of the Azores, in position 43°53'N, 40°07'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Flaherty, USS Neunzer, USS Chatelain, USS Varian, USS Hubbard, USS Janssen, USS Pillsbury and USS Keith. (see map)
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