| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 554 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 8 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 7 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 31 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 31 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Franks (DD 554)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Nicholas Adair Lidstone, USN | 30 Jul 1943 | 30 Jun 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. David Richard Stephan, USN | 30 Jun 1944 | 2 Apr 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. Gerald Frederick Case, USN | 2 Apr 1945 | 22 Apr 1945 |
| 4 | Eugene Baker Henry, Jr., USN | 22 Apr 1945 | 31 May 1946 |
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