| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 531 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 7 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 9 Jan 1958 |
| History | Decommissioned 10 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Edward H. Allen (DE 531)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Merrill Merritt Sanford, USN | 16 Dec 1943 | 17 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Cmdr. Frank William Auld, USNR | 17 Jul 1944 | 10 Nov 1945 |
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