| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-576 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 3 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 13 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Sep 1942 |
| End service | 14 Feb 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned on 14 February 1947 |
Commands listed for USS PC-576 (PC-576)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Gifford Cochran Ewing, USNR | 10 Sep 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | James Lamb McIntire, USNR | Mid 1943 | Mid/late43 |
| 3 | W F Colton, USNR | Mid/late43 | Mid 1944 |
| 4 | F B Gibson, USNR | Mid 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 5 | R A Wilks, USNR | Late 1944 | Mid/late45 |
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Notable events involving PC-576 include:
24 Jan 1943
In position 08°39'N, 58°46'W USS PC-576 picks up three survivors from the Dutch passenger ship Zaandam that was torpedoed and sunk on 2 November 1942 !!! by German U-boat U-174 about 300 miles north of Cape Sao Roque, Brazil in position 01°25'N, 36°22'W.