| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-1063 |
| Built by | Victory Shipbuilding Corp (Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 22 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 13 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 23 Oct 1945 |
| History | Transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 23 October 1945 |
Commands listed for USS SC-1063 (SC-1063)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | J J Scheffler, USNR | 13 Feb 1943 |
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Notable events involving SC-1063 include:
26 Nov 1943
USS Burrfish (T/Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr., USN) is joined by the submarine chasers USS SC-1063 (Lt. J.J. Scheffler, Jr., USN) and USS SC-1064 (?) which then escorted her to Key West.