USS Richey (DE-385) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II.

She was laid down 19 April 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; launched 30 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph Lee Richey; and commissioned 30 October 1943.

Following shakedown off Bermuda USS Richey (DE-385) commenced convoy escort duty in the Atlantic.

From January to July 1944, she escorted convoys from New York and Norfolk, Virginia, to Casablanca, Morocco; Oran, Algeria; and Bizerte, Tunisia.

From January 1945 to late May she escorted convoys between the United States, France, and Great Britain.