| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-565 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 27 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 Apr 1942 |
| End service | 26 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 26 April 1946 |
Commands listed for USS PC-565 (PC-565)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Walter T. Flynn, USNR | 25 Apr 1942 | Mid/late43 |
| 2 | E D Button, USNR | Mid/late43 | Late 1943 |
| 3 | Charles Paul Sheppard, USNR | Late 1943 | Late 1944 |
| 4 | E Drake, USNR | Late 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 5 | Francis A Mulhern, USNR | Early 1945 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-565 include:
2 Jun 1943
German U-boat U-521 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-east of Baltimore, in position 37°43'N, 73°16'W, by depth charges from the US submarine chaser PC 565.