| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-498 |
| Built by | Westergard Boat Works Inc. (Rockport, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Jan 1941 |
| Laid down | 12 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 29 Apr 1942 |
| End service | 18 Oct 1944 |
| History | Transferred to France on 18 October 1944 being renamed CH-142 |
Commands listed for USS SC-498 (SC-498)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Charles E Prioleau, USNR | 29 Apr 1942 | Early 43 ? |
| 2 | Wheeler Nazro, USNR | Early 43 ? | 14 Oct 1943 |
| 3 | J I Woodriff, USNR | 14 Oct 1943 | 18 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving SC-498 include:
14 Aug 1942
USS SC-498 picks up 40 survivors from the British merchant Michael Jebsen and 49 survivors from the British tanker Empire Corporal that were both torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-598 north-west of Barlovento Point, Cuba.