| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 490 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 3 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1942 |
| End service | 28 May 1949 |
| History | Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-32 on 23 June 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Quick (DD 490)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Roger Brown Nickerson, USN | 3 Jul 1942 | 21 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Philip Winslow Cann, USN | 21 Mar 1943 | 11 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | Edward Jerome Foote, USN | 11 Jan 1945 | 30 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Quick include:
16 Nov 1942
German U-boat U-173 was sunk at Casablanca in position 33°40'N, 07°35'W by depth charges from the US destroyers USS Woolsey, USS Swanson and USS Quick.
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