| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-588 |
| Built by | Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Co. (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 22 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 3 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 29 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 29 July 1946 |
Commands listed for USS PC-588 (PC-588)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | James R. Hinton, Jr., USNR | 22 Jun 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | H E Stanford, USNR | Mid 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 3 | Edward Russell, Jr., USNR | Mid 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 4 | Richard I Cavanagh, USNR | Late 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 5 | William Madison, USNR | Early 1945 | Mid 1945 |
| 6 | Joseph D Loidold, USNR | Mid 1945 | Early 1946 |
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Notable events involving PC-588 include:
23 Feb 1943
USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Lewis, USN) ended her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC 588 (Lt. J.R. Hinton Jr., USNR).