| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 408 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 15 Jan 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Straus (DE 408)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Donald Albert Nienstedt, USNR | 6 Apr 1944 | 15 May 1945 |
| 2 | Lt. John Ebbenezar Coie, Jr., USNR | 15 May 1945 |
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