| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DM 26 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Mar 1944 |
| Launched | 9 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 22 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 12 Mar 1956 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Former DD 738, completed as Destroyer Minelayer DM-26. |
Commands listed for USS Harry F. Bauer (DM 26)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Russell Champion Williams, Jr., USN | 22 Sep 1944 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Harry F. Bauer include:
28 Nov 1944
USS Harry F. Bauer departs Norfolk bound for the Pacific.
12 Dec 1944
USS Harry F. Bauer arrives at San Diego.
27 Jan 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer departs Pearl Harbor bound for the Iwo Jima area.
8 Mar 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer arrives at Ulithi.
25 Mar 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer arrives in the Okinawa area.
6 Jun 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft of Okinawa in position 26º14'N, 128º01'E. USS Harry F. Bauer proceeded to Kerama Retto. Full repairs were made at Leyte, Philippines. (see map)
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