| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-782 |
| Built by | Commercial Iron Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 27 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 26 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 31 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Jul 1943 |
| End service | Oct 1949 |
| History | Decommissioned in October 1949 |
Commands listed for USS PC-782 (PC-782)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Milfred W Thomas, USNR | 19 Jul 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 2 | R F Brandt, Jr., USNR | Mid 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.(jg) Robert L Essick, USNR | Early 1945 | Mid 1945 |
| 4 | J E Ferguson, Jr., USNR | Mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-782 include:
6 Apr 1945
At 1115X/6, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC-782 (Lt.(jg) R.L. Essick, USNR) which had joined at 0626X/6.
19 Apr 1945
Around 1335VW/19, USS Dragonet (T/Capt. J.H. Lewis, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for their 2nd war patrol and 3rd war patrols respectively. Before proceeding to their patrol areas were to call at Guam for voyage repairs and to top off with fuel and provisions. On their departure from Pearl Harbour they were escorted by USS PC-782 (Lt.(jg) R.L. Essick, USNR) until 1930W/19.
13 May 1945
During 13/14 May 1945, the following submarines conducted tactical exercises off Pearl Harbour; USS Dace (T/Cdr. O.R. Cole, Jr., USN), USS Lapon (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Baer, USN), USS Redfin (T/Lt.Cdr. C.K. Miller, USN), USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN), USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) and USS Thornback (T/Cdr. E.P. Abrahamson, USN).
They were attacking a dummy convoy of 13 (other source says 16) transports which were escorted by the destroyer USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), destroyer minelayer USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), destroyer escorts USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR), USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.T. Hotchkiss, USNR), USS Darby (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Martin, USNR) and USS PC-782 (Lt.(jg) R.L. Essick, USNR).