| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-493 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 9 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1942 |
| End service | Sep 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned in September 1945 |
Commands listed for USS PC-493 (PC-493)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | L C Kuhn, USNR | 28 May 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Robert Williams Chapin, USNR | Late 1942 | Late 1943 |
| 3 | J T Young, USNR | Late 1943 | Mid/late44 |
| 4 | D Jassy, USNR | Mid/late44 | Late 1944 |
| 5 | J Y Currie, Jr., USNR | Late 1944 | Mid/late45 |
| 6 | Charles A. Tobin, USNR | Mid/late45 | Late 1945 |
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