| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-533 |
| Built by | Luders Marine Construction Co. (Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 May 1941 |
| Launched | 13 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 2 Oct 1944 |
| History | Transferred to France on 2 October 1944 being renamed CH-104 |
Commands listed for USS SC-533 (SC-533)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Drayton N Hamilton, USNR | 12 Jun 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | Charles P Blackledge, USNR | Early 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 3 | C H Sperry, USNR | Early 1944 | 2 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving SC-533 include:
13 Aug 1942
USS SC-533 picks up 24 survivors from the Dutch merchant Medea that was torpedoed and sunk earlier that day by the German U-boat U-658 about 15 miles southwest of Cape Maysi in position 19°54’N, 74°16’W.