| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-496 |
| Built by | Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Co. (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 22 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 Feb 1942 |
| Lost | 4 Jun 1943 |
| Loss position | 37° 23'N, 9° 52'E |
| History | USS PC-496 (Lt. J.S. Dowdell, USNR) was mined and sunk north of Bizerte, Tunisia in position 37º23'N, 09º52'E. 5 Officers and 60 men were picked up, 5 men were lost with the ship. |
Commands listed for USS PC-496 (PC-496)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Kenneth James Hartley, USNR | 26 Feb 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | Knox D. Talley, USNR | Late 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 3 | James S. Dowdell, USNR | Early 1943 | 4 Jun 1943 |
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