| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 260 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 10 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 6 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 6 January 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Cabana (DE 260)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Robert Lawrence Bence, USNR | 9 Jul 1943 | 11 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Frederick Isler Sutton, Jr., USNR | 11 Feb 1945 | 24 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cabana include:
20 Dec 1944
During 20/21 December 1944, USS Greenling (T/Cdr. J.D. Gerwick, USN) and USS Devilfish (T/Cdr. E.C. Stephan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Whitman (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Coan, USNR) and USS Cabana (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Bence, USNR). These included night exercises.
21 Dec 1944
USS Charr (Cdr. F.D. Boyle, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR), USS Cabana (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Bence, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. J.W. Botten, USN), USS YMS 193, USS YMS 235, USS YMS 374, USS Blower (Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN), USS Ronquil (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Monroe, USN) and USS Threadfin (Cdr. J.J. Foote, USN).
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