| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 551 |
| Built by | Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 12 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 17 Aug 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS David W. Taylor (DD 551)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. William Harry Johnsen, USN | 18 Sep 1943 | 23 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Francis O`Connor Fletcher, Jr., USN | 23 Feb 1945 | 13 Dec 1945 |
| 3 | John Warren Sedwick, USN | 13 Dec 1945 | 17 Aug 1946 |
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