| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-596 |
| Built by | Commercial Iron Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 18 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 23 Jan 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 11 November 1946 |
Commands listed for USS PC-596 (PC-596)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Milford McQuilkin, USNR | 23 Jan 1943 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Paul Litchfield Callan, USNR | Early 1943 | Mid 1943 |
| 3 | Lt. Robert Edgar Blackwell, USNR | Mid 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 4 | F P Mulligan, USNR | Late 1943 | Ear/mid44 |
| 5 | William E Norris, USNR | Ear/mid44 | Mid/late44 |
| 6 | Arthur B Parker, Jr., USNR | Mid/late44 | 7 Jan 1945 |
| 7 | H H Cather, USNR | 7 Jan 1945 | 23 May 1945 |
| 8 | Lt. John C Bigham, Jr., USNR | 23 May 1945 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-596 include:
17 Nov 1943
Around 1315VW/17, USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Gunnel (T/Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr., USN) both leave Pearl Harbor for their 10th and 3rd war patrols resepctively. They were both ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters south of Honshu. Before proceeding to their patrol areas they were to top off with fuel and water at Midway. They were escorted until around 1915VW/17 by USS PC-596 (Lt. R.E. Blackwell, USNR). The submarines parted company around 2100VW/17 to proceed to Midway independently. (1)
7 Jul 1945
USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Guam. At 0405K/7, she had made rendezvous with USS PC-596 (Lt. J.C. Bigham, Jr., USNR) which then escorted her into Apra Harbour arriving around 0730K/7.
At Guam, USS Devilfish was taken in hand for a post patrol overhaul by USS Fulton (T/Capt. A.R. St. Angelo, USN).
Sources
- Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 10th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Gunnel for her 3rd war patrol