| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 210 |
| Built by | Charleston Navy Yard (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 26 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 23 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned in 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Otter (DE 210)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Donald M Kerr, USNR | 21 Feb 1944 | 10 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | James McCabe Irvine, USNR | 10 Oct 1944 | 26 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Otter include:
16 Jan 1945
German U-boat U-248 was sunk in the North Atlantic in position 47°43'N, 26°37'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Hayter, USS Otter, USS Varian and USS Hubbard.
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