| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-619 |
| Built by | George Lawley & Sons Inc. (Neponset, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 29 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 15 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Sep 1942 |
| End service | 1948 |
| History | Decommissioned in 1948 |
Commands listed for USS PC-619 (PC-619)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Brown, van, USNR | 16 Sep 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | Rich James Montgomery, USNR | Mid 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 3 | William van C. Brandt, Jr., USNR | Late 1943 | 13 Aug 1944 |
| 4 | Philip S Padelford, USNR | 13 Aug 1944 | 26 Jan 1945 |
| 5 | Robert M Werden, USNR | 26 Jan 1945 | 9 Apr 1945 |
| 6 | Dennis Mann, USNR | 9 Apr 1945 | 23 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-619 include:
1 Jan 1943
Convoy TAG 33.
This convoy departed Trinidad on 1 January 1943.
On departure from Trinidad the convoy was made up of the following transports / tankers; City of Lyons (British, 7063 GRT, built 1926), Esso Baltimore (American (tanker), 7940 GRT, built 1938), Fort Fraser (British, 7126 GRT, built 1942), Liebre (American (tanker), 7057 GRT, built 1921), Moreton Bay (British, 14193 GRT, built 1921), Nordeflinge (British, 2873 GRT, built 1942), Ocean Valour (British, 7174 GRT, built 1942), Settler (British, 6202 GRT, built 1939), Socony-Vacuum (American (tanker), 9511 GRT, built 1935), Tamaroa (British, 12405 GRT, built 1922) and William R. Davie (American, 7177 GRT, built 1942).
The damaged light cruiser HMS Phoebe (Capt. C.P. Frend, RN) was also tanking passage in this convoy.
The convoy was escorted by the destroyer USS Tarbell (T/Cdr. W.M. Foster, USN), corvette HMS Clarkia (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR) and the patrol vessels PC-469 (Cdr. R.E. Morrell, USCG) and PC-567 (Lt. J.E. Allen, USNR).
On 3 January 1943, the convoy was joined by the following tankers coming from Curacao; Athelduchess (British (tanker), 8940 GRT, built 1929), Athelprince (British (tanker), 8782 GRT, built 1926), Axtell J. Byles (American, 9059 GRT, built 1927), Empire Coleridge (British (tanker), 9798 GRT, built 1942), Francis T. Hart (Honduran, 9623 GRT, built 1938) and Nortind (Norwegian, 8221 GRT, built 1941).
Also the tanker F.Q. Barstow (American, 9003 GRT, built 1917) joined coming from Aruba.
In the morning of January 5th, the Nordeflinge and Settler detached from the convoy.
Early in the afternoon the convoy was joined by the destroyer USS Dickerson (T/Cdr. F.E. Wilson, USN), corvette USS Temptress (?), patrol vessels USCGC Triton (?), USS PC-562 (Lt. S.H. Johnson, USNR) and USS PC-619 (Lt. J. van Brown, USNR). They then took over the convoy to proceed with it towards New York. The convoy was now renumbered GN 33.
The Athelprince, Francis T. Hart and HMS Phoebe however parted company with the convoy to proceed to Guantanamo Bay escorted by USS Tarbell, HMS Clarkia and PC-567. PC-469 proceeded to Guantanamo Bay independently. Francis T. Hart was however later detached.
The Athelprince, HMS Phoebe, USS Tarbell, HMS Clarkia and PC-567 arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 6 January 1943.
17 Apr 1944
The depth charge attacks made by the US minesweeper USS Swift and the US submarine chaser USS PC-619 south-west of Ireland, in position 50°09'N, 12°51'W, formerly credited with the destruction of the German U-boat U-986, were probably carried out against a nonsub target.