| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-570 |
| Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 11 Sep 1941 |
| Launched | 5 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for USS PC-570 (PC-570)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Paul H McBride, USNR | 18 Apr 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | P C Hatch, USNR | Late 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 3 | Frederick Strong Moseley, USNR | Mid 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 4 | Lt. Arthur Watson Cocroft, USNR | Late 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 5 | Lt. Aldrich Francis Medbery, USNR | Mid 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 6 | Bertram J Laswell, USNR | Early 1945 | Early 1946 |
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Notable events involving PC-570 include:
17 Jan 1944
Around 1100VW/17, USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 10th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Marshall (Eniwetok), Caroline (Truk) and Marianas Islands (Saipan) areas. She was escorted out by USS PC-570 (Lt. A.W. Cocroft, USNR) until 1945VW/17. Before proceeding to her patrol area USS Searaven is to top off with fuel at Johnston Island. (1)
18 Dec 1944
At 1555L/18, USS Dragonet (T/Cdr. J.H. Lewis, USN) made rendezvous with the armed yacht USS Beryl (Lt.(jg) L.C. Radtke, USNR) which was on a weather reporting station to the north of Midway. To escort the damaged submarine to Midway the patrol vessel USS PC-570 (Lt. A.F. Medbery, USNR) had been sent out but she failed to make rendezvous with the damaged submarine.
Sources
- Patrol report of USS Searaven for her 10th war patrol