| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-483 |
| Built by | Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 25 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12 Mar 1942 |
| End service | 18 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 18 June 1946 |
Commands listed for USS PC-483 (PC-483)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Irven Harper Cammarn, USNR | 12 Mar 1942 | Mid 1942 |
| 2 | James Andrew Moffett, 2nd, USNR | Mid 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 3 | Willis W. Patrick, USNR | Late 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 4 | Clement D. LeHardy, USNR | Early 1943 | Mid 1943 |
| 5 | P R Phillips, USNR | Mid 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 6 | R W Anderson, USNR | Mid 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 7 | D J Creahan, USNR | Dec 1944 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-483 include:
6 May 1942
USS PC-483 picks up 45 men from the American tanker Java Arrow that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-333 eight miles off Vero Beach, Florida in position 27°35'N, 80°08'W.
1 Nov 1944
Around 1530VW/1, the submarines USS Finback (T/Cdr. R.R. Williams, Jr., USN) and USS Dragonet (T/Cdr. J.H. Lewis, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor their 11th and 1st war patrols respectively. They were to proceed to Midway to top off with fuel and from their proceed to their patrol area which were off the Bonin Island and off the Kurile Islands respectively. On their departure from Pearl Harbour they were escorted until around 1900VW by the patrol vessel USS PC-483 (Lt. R.W. Anderson, USNR).
11 Feb 1945
USS Aspro (Cdr. W.A. Stevenson, USN) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC-483.
5 Jul 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz, USN) ended her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC-483 ().