| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 112 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1944 |
| End service | 10 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 10 April 1946.
Transferred to China 14 December 1948 being renamed Tai Chao. |
Commands listed for USS Carter (DE 112)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Francis John Torrence Baker, USNR | 3 May 1944 | 3 Sep 1945 |
| 2 | John Dierks, USNR | 3 Sep 1945 | 23 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Carter include:
22 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-518 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores, in position 43°26'N, 38°23'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Carter and USS Neil A. Scott.
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