| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-42 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp. (Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 24 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 6 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 6 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Van Buren (PF-42)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Charles Breckenridge Arrington, USCGR | 17 Dec 1943 | (1) |
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