USS Rowe (DD-564)

USS Rowe (DD-564)

USS Rowe (DD-564) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John Rowe, who served with Lt. Stephen Decatur during the First Barbary War.

Rowe was laid down 7 December 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash.; launched 30 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Louise Bradley Roberson; and commissioned 13 March 1944, Commander A. L. Young, Jr., in command.