USS Peterson (DE-152)

USS Peterson (DE-152) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort commissioned by the United States Navy in 1943. During World War II, she served primarily in the Atlantic, escorting convoys and conducting anti-submarine warfare missions to protect vital shipping lanes from German U-boats. Notably, Peterson participated in the rescue of survivors from torpedoed ships and assisted in the capture of the German submarine U-550 in April 1944. After the war, she supported training duties before being decommissioned in 1946.