| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-478 |
| Built by | Defoe Shipbuilding Co. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 17 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 20 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 Apr 1942 |
| End service | 10 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 10 May 1946 |
Commands listed for USS PC-478 (PC-478)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Arthur Noyes Daniels, USNR | 1 Apr 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | Roger F. Hooper, Jr., USNR | June 1943 | Ear./mid44 |
| 3 | Winslow D. Shaw, USNR | Ear./mid44 | Mid 1944 |
| 4 | Merrill E. Stodghill, USNR | Mid 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 5 | Charles D. Brannan, USNR | Late 1944 | Mid 1945 |
| 6 | Edwin J. Ongerth, USNR | June 1945 | 14 Nov 1945 |
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