USS Deede (DE-263) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. The ship was named after LeRoy Clifford Deede, LTJG, USNR. Deede was launched 6 April 1943 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. M. B. Deede, mother of Lieutenant (junior grade) Deede; and commissioned 29 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander J. W. Whaley in command.