| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 396 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 4 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 4 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 12 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 12 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Janssen (DE 396)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Edward Cross, USNR | 18 Dec 1943 | 25 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Rupert Dexter Hawley, USNR | 25 Sep 1944 | 28 Mar 1945 |
| 3 | Sydney Godfrey Rubinow, Jr., USNR | 28 Mar 1945 | 13 Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Janssen include:
14 Mar 1945
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Wilcox, USNR) and USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. L. Marcy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Haverfield (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Mathews, Jr., USNR), USS Swenning (Lt. R.E. Peek, Jr., USNR) and USS Janssen (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Hawley, USNR). (1)
15 Mar 1945
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Wilcox, USNR) and USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. L. Marcy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Haverfield (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Mathews, Jr., USNR), USS Swenning (Lt. R.E. Peek, Jr., USNR) and USS Janssen (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Hawley, USNR). (1)
24 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-546 was sunk north-west of the Azores, in position 43°53'N, 40°07'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Flaherty, USS Neunzer, USS Chatelain, USS Varian, USS Hubbard, USS Janssen, USS Pillsbury and USS Keith.
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Sources
- War diary USS Janssen for March 1945
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