| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 746 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 30 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 25 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 1944 |
| End service | 1 Dec 1970 |
| History | Decommissioned 1 December 1970. |
Commands listed for USS Taussig (DD 746)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Josephus Amberg Robbins, USN | 20 May 1944 | 19 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Warren Howard McClain, USN | 19 Jun 1945 | Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Taussig include:
13 Jul 1944
With her shakedown at Bermuda completed USS Taussig returns to the New York Navy Yard.
25 Aug 1944
USS Taussig departed from Boston for the Pacific.
1 Sep 1944
USS Taussig transits the Panama Canal.
22 Sep 1944
USS Taussig arrived at Pearl Harbor.
28 Sep 1944
USS Taussig departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.
19 Oct 1944
USS Taussig arrived at Ulithi.
21 Oct 1944
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi to support the operations of Leyte.
2 Nov 1944
USS Taussig returns to Ulithi.
2 Nov 1944
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi with TF 38 for operations against Luzon.
24 Nov 1944
USS Taussig returns to Ulithi.
7 Dec 1944
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi for operations against Luzon.
24 Dec 1944
USS Taussig returns to Ulithi.
30 Dec 1944
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi with TF 38 for operations against Luzon and Formosa and a raid into the South China Sea.
23 Jan 1945
USS Taussig returns to Ulithi.
10 Feb 1945
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi with TG 58.1.
4 Mar 1945
USS Taussig returns to Ulithi.
14 Mar 1945
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi to support the Okinawa landings.
30 Apr 1945
USS Taussig returns to Ulithi.
9 May 1945
USS Taussig departed from Ulithi with TG 58.1.
13 Jun 1945
USS Taussig arrived at San Pedro Bay, Philippines.
1 Jul 1945
USS Taussig departed from San Pedro Bay, Philippines with TG 38.1.
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