| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-557 |
| Built by | Luders Marine Construction Co. (Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 31 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 2 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 25 Oct 1944 |
| History | Transferred to France on 25 October 1944 being renamed Dragon |
Commands listed for USS PC-557 (PC-557)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Thomas Kempshall Dunstan, USNR | 15 Oct 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | William DeWitt Kennedy, USNR | Mid 1943 | 7 Oct 1943 |
| 3 | Thomas Clay, USNR | 7 Oct 1943 | 8 Jun 1944 |
| 4 | Edwin H Heister, USNR | 8 Jun 1944 | 25 Oct 1944 |
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