| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 11 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 26 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1943 |
| End service | 30 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 30 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Crouter (DE 11)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Edwin Johansen, USNR | 25 May 1943 | 8 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | William Mcculloch Lowry, USNR | 8 Nov 1943 | 20 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | George Walter Worth, USNR | 20 Feb 1944 | 31 Aug 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. Charles Francis Braught, USNR | 31 Aug 1944 | 13 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Crouter include:
21 Aug 1944
USS Barbel (Cdr. R.A. Keating, Jr., USN) ended her 1st war patrol at Majuro. She was escorted in by USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR).
From 22 August 1944 to 4 September 1944 she was refitted by USS Bushnell and Submarine Division 142 Relief Crew.
From 8 to 10 September 1944 training, including night training, was carried out.
1 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Scabbardfish returned to Guam escorted by USS PC-620.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 2 July.
5 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS YMS-357 (Lt. J.P. Potsch, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Spikefish returned to Guam escorted by USS YMS-357.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 6 July.
28 Jul 1945
During 28/29 July 1945, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) and USS Tigrone (Lt.Cdr. Vincent Edward Schumacher, USN) conducted attack exercises off Guam with USS Steele (Lt. Seymour, USNR), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR) and USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR). These exercises included night exercises.
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