| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-566 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 8 Jan 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned on 8 January 1947 |
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Notable events involving PC-566 include:
30 Jul 1942
German U-boat U-166 was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico south-east of New Orleans, in position 28°40'N, 88°30'W, by depth charges from the US patrol vessel USS PC-566.
USS PC-566 also picks up survivors from the American passenger ship Robert E. Lee that was U-166 last victim.