USS Varian (DE-798)
 USS Varian (DE-798) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy named in honor of Ensign Bertram S. Varian Jr. (1920–1942) a naval aviator who was killed in action in the Battle of Midway.Varian was laid down on 27 August 1943 at Orange Texas by the Consolidated Steel Corp.; launched on 6 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Arnold F. Brunkow sister of the late Ens. Varian; and commissioned on 29 February 1944 Lieutenant Commander C. W.