USS Harry F. Bauer

History
United States
Name	Harry F. Bauer
Namesake	Harry F. Bauer
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Launched	9 July 1944
Commissioned	22 September 1944
Decommissioned	12 March 1956
Stricken	15 August 1971
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1 June 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Robert H. Smith-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Complement	363 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 x 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns 12 x 40 mm guns 8 x 20 mm cannons 2 x depth charge tracks 4 x depth charge projectors

USS Harry F. Bauer (DD-738/DM-26/MMD-26) was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Harry F. Bauer (1904–1942).

Harry F. Bauer was launched as destroyer DD-738 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 9 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys Boyd Bauer, widow of Lt. Comdr. Bauer; converted to minelayer DM-26 and commissioned on 22 September 1944. The executive officer was Robert M. Morgenthau.