| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 181 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 17 Oct 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 October 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Straub (DE 181)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. James Truesdale Kilbreth, Jr., USNR | 25 Oct 1943 | 8 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | Cecil Gilmore McKinney, USNR | 8 Mar 1944 | 30 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. John Ebbenezar Coie, Jr., USNR | 30 Jun 1944 | 14 May 1945 |
| 4 | William Pickering Jones, USNR | 14 May 1945 | early 1946 |
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Notable events involving Straub include:
16 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and USS Trumpeter (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Buck, Jr., USNR).
18 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and USS Trumpeter (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Buck, Jr., USNR).
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