| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 578 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 13 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 20 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 20 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Wickes (ii) (DD 578)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. William Young Allen, Jr., USN | 16 Jun 1943 | 25 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. James Barton Cresap, USN | 25 Jul 1944 | 20 Dec 1945 |
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