| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-490 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 9 May 1941 |
| Launched | 18 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12 Mar 1942 |
| End service | 27 Aug 1948 |
| History | Decommissioned on 27 August 1948 and transferred to Taiwan the same day being renamed Wu Sung |
Commands listed for USS PC-490 (PC-490)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | L J Flynn, USNR | 12 Mar 1942 | Mid 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Brent Maxwell Abel, USNR | Mid 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 3 | Thomas Albert Peacock, USNR | Early 1943 | 27 May 1943 |
| 4 | David Kirk Gunby, USNR | 27 May 1943 | 20 Oct 1943 |
| 5 | J H Lee Hisher, USNR | 20 Oct 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 6 | William H. Landgraf, USNR | Early 1944 | Mid 1944 |
| 7 | Harry Richard Snavely, USNR | Mid 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 8 | R H Cordell, USNR | Late 1944 | Mid 1945 |
| 9 | George A Easley, Jr., USNR | Mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-490 include:
3 May 1942
USS PC-490 picks up 52 survivors from the American tanker Mobiloil that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-108 about 350 miles northeast of Turks Island in position 25°35'N, 66°18'W. The Mobiloil was hit further and finally sank in position 26°10'N, 66°15'W.
2 Oct 1942
USS PC-490 picks up 31 survivors of the American merchant Alcoa Transport that was torpedoed and sunk earlier that day by German U-boat U-201 southeast of Trinidad in position 09°03'N, 60°10'W.