| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 416 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 7 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1944 |
| End service | 30 Aug 1960 |
| History | Decommissioned 24 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Melvin R. Nawman (DE 416)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Frederic William Kinsley, USN | 16 May 1944 |
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