| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-516 |
| Built by | Elizabeth City Shipyard (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 7 May 1941 |
| Launched | 11 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1942 |
| End service | 19 Mar 1944 |
| History | Transferred to France on 19 March 1944 being renamed CH-81 |
Commands listed for USS SC-516 (SC-516)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ens. William Graham Claytor, Jr., USNR | 6 May 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | H A Spindt, Jr., USNR | Early 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 3 | V van M Alford, USNR | Late 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 4 | W P Pasternak, USNR | Early 1944 | 19 Mar 1944 |
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