| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-495 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 10 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 30 Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 23 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Thailand in 1951 being renamed Sarasin |
Commands listed for USS PC-495 (PC-495)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Charles William Frey, USNR | 23 Apr 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | L R Wallace, USNR | Mid 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 3 | F C Heerde, USNR | Late 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 4 | R H Davis, USNR | Early 1944 | Mid/late44 |
| 5 | T K Maddox, USNR | Mid/late44 | Late 1944 |
| 6 | J. M. Fisher, Jr., USNR | Late 1944 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-495 include:
15 Jul 1942
USS PC 495 picks up 6 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Moldanger. The Moldanger was torpedoed and sunk on 27 June 1942 in position 38°03'N, 70°52'W by German U-boat U-404.
8 Jul 1943
USS PC-495 picks up 66 survivors from the American merchant Eldena that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-510 about 150 nautical miles north-east of Cayenne, French Guyana in position 05°50'N, 50°20'W.