| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 776 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1944 |
| Launched | 1 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 17 Feb 1945 |
| End service | 15 Jul 1973 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 3 April 1950. |
Commands listed for USS James C. Owens (DD 776)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Richard Hutchings Blair, USN | 17 Feb 1945 | Jul 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving James C. Owens include:
10 May 1945
USS James C. Owens (Cdr. Richard Hutchings Blair) departs San Pedro bound for Pearl Harbor.
16 May 1945
USS James C. Owens (Cdr. R.H. Blair) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
24 May 1945
USS James C. Owens (Cdr. R.H. Blair) departs Pearl Harbor bound for Okinawa (through Eniwetok and Ulithi).
17 Jun 1945
USS James C. Owens (Cdr. R.H. Blair) arrives off Okinawa.
24 Jun 1945
USS James C. Owens (Cdr. R.H. Blair) departs the Okinawa area for Leyte.
13 Jul 1945
USS James C. Owens (Cdr. Richard Hutchings Blair) departs Leyte to operate with the fleet of the Japanese mainland for the remainder of the war.
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