| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 696 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 May 1944 |
| End service | 15 May 1970 |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken 15 May 1970. |
Commands listed for USS English (DD 696)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. James Thomas Smith, USN | 4 May 1944 | 10 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Walter Harlen Baumberger, USN | 10 Apr 1945 | May 1946 |
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Notable events involving English include:
3 Sep 1944
USS English arrived at Pearl Harbor.
17 Dec 1944
USS English departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.
28 Dec 1944
USS English arrived at Ulithi.
28 Dec 1944
USS English departed from Ulithi with TF 38.
26 Jan 1945
USS English arrived back at Ulithi.
8 Feb 1945
USS English departed from Ulithi again for operations with TF 58.
4 Mar 1945
USS English arrived back at Ulithi.
14 Mar 1945
USS English departed from Ulithi again with TF 58 in support of the Okinawa operations.
1 Jun 1945
USS English arrived at San Pedro Bay, Philippines.
1 Jul 1945
USS English departed from at San Pedro Bay, Philippines when she sailed with TF 38 to operate of the Japanese mainland.
10 Sep 1945
USS English enters Tokyo Bay.
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