| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | Patrol Craft Escort |
| Pennant | PCE-869 |
| Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 2 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Nationalist China in February 1946 being renamed Yung Hsiang |
Commands listed for USS PCE-869 (PCE-869)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Edward Lapsley Patton, Jr., USNR | 19 Sep 1943 | Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Louis R. Page, Jr., USNR | Jan 1944 | late 1944 |
| 3 | Matthew R. McCann, USNR | late 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 4 | William G. Brown, USNR | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving PCE-869 include:
5 Dec 1943
USS PCE-869 (Lt. E.L. Patton, USNR) accidentally rammed USS SC-1306 off Cape Hatteras. The submarine chaser was badly damaged, but safely arrived at Norfolk after being towed by the patrol craft for 40 hours.