USS Bauer

History
United States
Name	USS Bauer
Namesake	Harold W. Bauer
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Francisco
Laid down	1 December 1955
Launched	7 June 1957
Commissioned	21 November 1957
Decommissioned	3 December 1973
Stricken	3 December 1973
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type	Dealey-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load
Length	314 ft 6 in (95.86 m)
Beam	36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
Draft	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers 1 × De Laval geared turbine 20,000 shp (15 MW) 1 shaft
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement	170
Armament	4 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns 1 × Squid ASW mortar 6 × 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes Mark 46 torpedoes
Service record
Operations:	Vietnam War
Awards:	2 Battle stars

USS Bauer (DE-1025) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, naval aviator and recipient of the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as Commander of Marine Fighting Squadron 212 in the South Pacific between 10 May and 14 November 1942.