| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 441 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 1 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 31 May 1940 |
| Commissioned | 22 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 6 Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 6 March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Wilkes (DD 441)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Donald Kelsey, USN | 22 Apr 1941 | 28 Feb 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Boyd McLean, USN | 28 Feb 1942 | Jan 1943 (1) |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Frederick Wolsieffer, USN | Jan 1943 | 14 Aug 1944 (1) |
| 4 | Frederick Earle McEntire, Jr., USN | 14 Aug 1944 | 2 Sep 1945 |
| 5 | Herbert Fox Rommel, Jr., USN | 2 Sep 1945 | 4 Mar 1946 (1) |
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