| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PGM-17 |
| Mod | Patrol gunboat |
| Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 27 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 10 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 14 Apr 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 2 Jul 1945 |
| History | Badly damaged by grounding off Kouri Island, Okinawa in position 26.42N, 128.01E on 4 May 1945 |
| Former name | PC-1189 |
Commands listed for USS PGM-17 (PGM-17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | James W Belshaw, USNR | 24 Nov 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 2 | Edwin L Williams, Jr., USNR | Late 1944 | 25 May 1945 |
| 3 | Andrew Edington, USNR | 25 May 1945 | 2 Jul 1945 |
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