| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 579 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
| Launched | 27 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jul 1943 |
| Lost | 10 Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | 27.06N, 127.38E (See a map) |
| History | (Cmdr Charles Melville Keyes, USN) Sunk by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft north-west of Okinawa in position 27º06'N, 127º38'E; All the crew survived and were rescued by LCS 86/122 though 61 were wounded. |
Commands listed for USS William D. Porter (DD 579)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Aves Walter, USN | 6 Jul 1943 | 14 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Charles Melville Keyes, USN | 14 Nov 1943 | 10 Jun 1945 |
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