| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 698 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 26 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1944 |
| End service | 16 Jul 1973 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 31 May 1950. |
Commands listed for USS Ault (DD 698)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Joseph Caldwell Wylie, Jr., USN | 31 May 1944 | 8 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | David Sheldon Edwards, Jr., USN | 8 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Ault include:
10 Jul 1944
USS Ault (Cdr. Joseph Caldwell Wylie, Jr.) depart New York for shakedown and training in the Carribean. When her training is completed she returns to New York.
6 Sep 1944
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) departs New York bound for Trinidad. She then proceded to the Pacific through the Panama Canal.
29 Sep 1944
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
18 Dec 1944
After training USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbor for the western Pacific.
24 Dec 1944
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) arrives at Eniwetok for a fuelling stop. She departs again the same day.
28 Dec 1944
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) arrives at Ulithi.
30 Dec 1944
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) departed Ulithi as part of the screen of TG 38.2.
25 Jan 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) arrives back at Ulithi.
10 Feb 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) departed Ulithi as part of the screen of TG 58.3.
4 Mar 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) arrives back at Ulithi.
14 Mar 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) departed Ulithi as part of the screen of TG 58.3.
1 Jun 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) enters San Pedro Bay.
1 Jul 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) departs San Pedro Bay as part of TF 38.
2 Sep 1945
USS Ault (Cdr. J.C. Wylie, Jr.) enters Tokyo Bay.
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