| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-1078 |
| Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 27 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 29 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 5 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 19 May 1954 |
| History | Decommissioned and transferred to Taiwan on 19 May 1954 being renamed PC-109 |
Commands listed for USS PC-1078 (PC-1078)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ens. John Shober Burrows, Jr., USNR | 5 Feb 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 2 | George L. Presbrey, USNR | Early 1944 | Mid/late44 |
| 3 | Charles W King, USNR | Mid/late44 | Early 1945 |
| 4 | John R Slater, USNR | Early 1945 | Mid 1945 |
| 5 | James H Shuler, USNR | Mid 1945 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-1078 include:
3 Mar 1945
USS Batfish (Cdr. J.K. Fyfe, USN) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC-1078 (Lt. J.R. Slater, USNR).
25 Apr 1945
During 25 April 1945, USS Skate (T/Cdr. R.B. Lynch, USN) and USS Pipefish (T/Cdr. W.N. Deragon, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS J. Douglas Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Johnston, USNR) and USS PC-599 (Lt. J.M Kindt, USNR).
They were then joined for night exercises by USS Cabezon (T/Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN), USS Capitaine (T/Lt.Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN) and USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR).
Night exercises were then carried out with a group of transports simulating a convoy. The group of transports was made up of the following vessels; USS Carlisle (Lt.Cdr. M.J. Carley, USNR), USS Cleburne (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Callahan, USNR), USS Crenshaw (Cdr. W.B. Studley, USNR), USS Crittenden (T/Capt. P.C. Crosley, USN), USS Cullman (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Dell, USNR), USS Riverside (T/Capt. L.N. Miller, USN), USS Bandera (T/Capt. A.C. Thorington, USN), USS Beckham (T/Capt. A.R. Sodergren, USN), USS Buckingham (T/Capt. H.G. Moran, USN), USS Kingsbury (T/Cdr. J.H. Hughes, USN), USS Lander (T/Capt. J.D. Sweeney, USN), USS Pickaway (T/Capt. H.L. Bixby, USN), USS Rockbridge (T/Capt. W.W. Cone, USN), USS San Saba (T/Capt. E.E. Berthold, USN), USS Waukesha (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Herold, USNR), USS Winston (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Doty, USNR) and USS Prentiss (T/Cdr. G.P. Walker, USN). [A source give that 18 transports were present so perhaps there was one more that is not listed here]. The convoy was escorted by 9 escorts according to the source which also stated that 18 transports had been present. USS Chew was the escort leader and he three escorts that had been exercising with the submarines also joined the convoy. Most of the above transports had already been out for exercises for several days during which they had been escorted by USS PC-486 (Lt. R.B. Whitney, USNR), USS PC-781 (Lt. F. Hopkinson, USNR) and USS PC-1078 (Lt. J.R. Slater, USNR) which were still present. [That leaves two escort vessels still unaccounted for.]
The exercises were completed on the 26th.