| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 709 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 May 1944 |
| Launched | 17 Dec 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 Mar 1945 |
| End service | 15 Jun 1972 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 15 June 1972. |
Commands listed for USS Hugh Purvis (DD 709)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Byron Lawrence Gurnette, USN | 1 Mar 1945 | 1 Sep 1945 |
| 2 | Thomas Chapin Buell, USN | 1 Sep 1945 | 1 Oct 1945 |
| 3 | Charles Weigel Musgrave, USN | 1 Oct 1945 | 31 Mar 1947 |
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