| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-608 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 8 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 16 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Mexico in 1952 being renamed Guardacosta |
Commands listed for USS PC-608 (PC-608)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ens. James Levan Brooks, Jr., USNR | 18 Aug 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | W C Wetlaufer, USNR | Mid 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 3 | R H McTague, USNR | Mid 1944 | Mid/late44 |
| 4 | Charles B Buscher, USNR | Mid/late44 | Mid 1945 |
| 5 | S O Baldwin, USNR | Mid 1945 | Late 1945 |
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