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"Bivin" was named after Vernard Eugene Bivin who was killed during the Battle of Cape Esperance and awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his brave actions. USS "Bivin" (DE-536) was launched 7 December 1943 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Ella Florence Bivin, mother of "Seaman Bivin"; and commissioned 31 October 1944, Lieutenant Commander M. Kelly in command.