| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 307 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 19 Aug 1944 |
| End service | 27 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Finnegan (DE 307)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Norman Cutten Hoffman, USNR | 19 Aug 1944 | 27 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Finnegan include:
26 Feb 1945
The Japanese submarine I-370 (offsite link) was sunk off Iwo Jima in position 22°45'N, 141°27'E by the US destroyer escort USS Finnegan (Lt.Cdr. H. Huffman).
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