| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-597 |
| Built by | Commercial Iron Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 9 May 1942 |
| Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 30 Apr 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned on 30 April 1947 |
Commands listed for USS PC-597 (PC-597)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Harry Allan Barnard, Jr., USN | 15 Feb 1943 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | Legrand Lockwood Thurber, USNR | Early 1943 | Mid 1944 |
| 3 | James E Day, USNR | Mid 1944 | Mid/late44 |
| 4 | Wendell M Jones, USNR | Mid/late44 | Mid 1945 |
| 5 | Sanford F Schoenfeld, USNR | Mid 1945 | Late 1945 |
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