| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 180 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 5 Dec 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 5 December 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Trumpeter (DE 180)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. John R. Litchfield, USNR | 16 Oct 1943 | 4 May 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. George B. Buck, Jr., USNR | 4 May 1944 | 14 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Trumpeter include:
16 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and USS Trumpeter (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Buck, Jr., USNR).
18 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and USS Trumpeter (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Buck, Jr., USNR).
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