| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 685 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 24 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 1 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 4 Dec 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 20 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Picking (DD 685)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Raymond Starr Lamb, USN | 21 Sep 1943 | 12 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | Benedict Joseph Semmes, Jr., USN | 12 Aug 1944 | 15 Aug 1945 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Charles Thomas Mauro, Jr., USN | 15 Aug 1945 | 20 Dec 1945 |
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