| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-575 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 24 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 5 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to Thailand in 1947 being renamed Thayanchon |
Commands listed for USS PC-575 (PC-575)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Clayton Rogers Simmers, USN | 8 Aug 1942 | 1943 ? |
| 2 | Henry C. M. Lamkin, USNR | 1943 ? | 21 Sep 1943 |
| 3 | Horace Myers Bashinski, USNR | 21 Sep 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 4 | B R Franza, USNR | Early 1944 | Mid/late44 |
| 5 | A W Brizendine, USNR | Mid/late44 | Late 1944 |
| 6 | E T Chamberlain, USNR | Late 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 7 | J W Bell, USNR | Early 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-575 include:
3 Jul 1943
USS PC-575 picks up survivors from the American merchant James Robertson that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-185 about 175 nautical miles east of Fortaleza, Brazil in position 04°05'S, 35°58'W.