| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-572 |
| Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 27 Sep 1941 |
| Launched | 23 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 9 Feb 1959 |
| History | Decommissioned on 9 February 1959 |
Commands listed for USS PC-572 (PC-572)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Arthur H Middleton, USNR | 19 Jun 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | Paul D Rust, USNR | Late 1942 | 6 Sep 1943 |
| 3 | Wilbur J Sheehan, USNR | 6 Sep 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 4 | Robert Talbert Settle, USNR | Mid 1944 | 26 May 1945 |
| 5 | Franklin Kneeland Fogg, USNR | 26 May 1945 | Mid/late45 |
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Notable events involving PC-572 include:
1 Dec 1942
USS PC-572 picks up 43 survivors from the British merchant Trevalgan that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-508 southeast of Trinidad in position 09°40'N, 59°15'W.