| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-584 |
| Built by | Defoe Shipbuilding Co. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 14 May 1942 |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Grounded during a typhoon on 9 October 1945 at Buckner Bay, Okinawa |
Commands listed for USS PC-584 (PC-584)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Edwin Arthur Shuman, Jr., USNR | 22 Aug 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.(jg) Abbott Lawrence Pattison, USNR | Late 1942 | Mid/late43 |
| 3 | Lt.(jg) Arnold Whitney Bartlett, USNR | Mid/late43 | Mid 1944 |
| 4 | Herbert A Hamilton, USNR | Mid 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 5 | Paul R Lawrence, Jr., USNR | Late 1944 | 4 Mar 1945 |
| 6 | Cecil N Smith, USNR | 4 Mar 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-584 include:
10 Feb 1943
Around 0530W/10, USS Pollack (T/Cdr. R.E. Palmer, USN) and USS Searaven (T/Cdr. H. Cassedy, USN) both made rendezvous with their escort to Pearl Harbour, USS PC-584 (Lt.(jg) A.L. Pattison, USNR).
The submarines entered Pearl Harbour later that morning ending their 5th and 6th war patrols respectively. (1)
3 Nov 1943
Around 1200VW/3, USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) and USS Apogon (T/Cdr. W.P. Schoeni, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for their 9th and 1st war patrols respectively. They were ordered to patrol in the Eastern Caroline Islands and the shipping lanes between Truk and Kwajalein respectively. They were escorted out until 1900VW/3, by USS PC-584 (Lt.(jg) A.W. Bartlett, USNR). Before proceeding to their patrol areas they were to top off with fuel at Johnston Island. (2)
Sources
- Patrol report of USS Pollack for her 5th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Searaven for her 6th war patrol
- Patrol report of USS Searaven for her 9th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Apogon for her 1st war patrol