| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 243 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 30 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 13 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 13 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS J. Richard Ward (DE 243)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Thomas S. Dunstan, USNR | 5 Jul 1943 | 14 Sep 1943 |
| 2 | David Albert Smith, USNR | 14 Sep 1943 | 26 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | John M. Cox, USN | 26 Feb 1944 | 22 Jun 1944 |
| 4 | Earl Buckingham Seeley, Jr., USNR | 22 Jun 1944 | 6 Nov 1945 |
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