| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 10 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 9 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1943 |
| End service | 18 Oct 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Bebas (DE 10)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | George Barton Gilbertson, USNR | 15 May 1943 | 29 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Frederic William Kinsley, USN | 29 Jun 1943 | 1 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | Jack Reuben Schweizer, USNR | 1 Feb 1944 | 21 Mar 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Melvin Myers Dichter, USNR | 21 Mar 1945 | 3 Oct 1945 |
| 5 | Joseph Claude Sloane, Jr., USNR | 3 Oct 1945 | 18 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bebas include:
4 Aug 1944
During 4/5 August 1944, USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Bebas (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Schweizer, USNR). These included night exercises.
6 Aug 1944
USS Barbero (T/Cdr. I.S. Hartman, USN) and USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR) and USS Bebas (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Schweizer, USNR).
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