| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-492 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 25 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 29 Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1942 |
| End service | 13 Feb 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 13 February 1946 |
Commands listed for USS PC-492 (PC-492)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Harry Atherton Adams, Jr., USNR | 5 May 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | E L Newman, USNR | Late 1942 | 1 May 1943 |
| 3 | S L Weaver, Jr., USNR | 1 May 1943 | 18 May 1943 |
| 4 | Lt. Bernard Joseph Dunn, USNR | 18 May 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 5 | S L Weaver, Jr., USNR | Late 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 6 | Lt.(jg) Russell L. Iseli, USNR | Mid 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 7 | R V Workman, USNR | Dec 1944 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-492 include:
26 Jul 1942
USS PC-492 picks up 48 survivors from the Brazilian merchant Tamandaré that was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-66 about 14 nautical miles north of Tobago.