| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-587 |
| Built by | Defoe Shipbuilding Co. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for USS PC-587 (PC-587)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Frederic William Hawes, USN | 19 Sep 1942 | early 1943 |
| 2 | Robert E Trumble, Jr., USNR | early 1943 | late 1943 |
| 3 | R J Walsh, USNR | late 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 4 | S E Sanner, USNR | mid 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 5 | R H Lewis, USNR | Dec 1944 | Jun 1945 |
| 6 | J W Migan, USNR | Jun 1945 | Mid 1945 |
| 7 | H I Linn, USNR | Mid 1945 | late 1945 |
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