USS Richard M. Rowell (DE 403)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 403 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 18 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Mar 1944 |
| End service | 31 May 1946 |
| History | |
| In mid-October 1944 the ship was damaged in a typoon. The main mast broke off at the base and was succesfully jettisoned over the side without any further damage. The ship went through the Leyte invasion with out any radar radio or fire control. |
