The USS Finch (DE-328) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Commissioned in 1943, the ship primarily operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters, participating in convoy escort missions and anti-submarine warfare operations. The USS Finch was credited with sinking a German submarine U-66 in 1944. After the war, the ship was decommissioned and transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1949, where it served as TCG Adatepe (D-352). The ship was eventually decommissioned by the Turkish Navy in 1981. The USS Finch received two battle stars for its service during World War II.

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