| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-624 |
| Built by | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 19 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 22 Nov 1944 |
| History | Damaged by grounding off Palermo, Sicily, Italy on 12 March 1944 |
Commands listed for USS PC-624 (PC-624)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Frederick E Lawton, USNR | 29 Aug 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | Robert Dickson Lowther, USN | Early 1943 | Mid/late43 |
| 3 | Ray H Wyatt, USNR | Mid/late43 | Mid 1944 |
| 4 | M L Brekke, USNR | Mid 1944 |
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Notable events involving PC-624 include:
11 Dec 1942
USS PC-624 picks up 30 survivors from the British merchant Nigerian that was torpedoed and sunk on 9 December 1942 by German U-boat U-508 about 130 nautical miles south-east of Trinidad in position 09°17'N, 59°00'W.
31 Jul 1943
The Italian submarine Velella was unsuccessfully attacked with depth charges by USS PC-624 north-west of Malta, in position 36°40'N, 12°28'E.