| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 763 |
| Built by | Tampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc. (Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Nov 1942 |
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 28 Mar 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 28 March 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Cates (DE 763)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | George Ash Prouse, USNR | 15 Dec 1943 | 8 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Thomas Nash Broaddus, USNR | 8 Oct 1944 | 20 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cates include:
19 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Woolsey (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Shifflette, USN), USS Eberle (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Transue, USN) and USS Cates (Lt.Cdr. T.N. Broaddus, USNR).
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