| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | Patrol Craft Escort |
| Pennant | PCE-872 |
| Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 30 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 24 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Cuba on 20 November 1947 being renamed Caribe |
Commands listed for USS PCE-872 (PCE-872)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Norman F. Baldwin, USNR | 29 Nov 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 2 | T. H. Moyer, Jr., USNR | mid 1944 | late 1944 |
| 3 | T. S. Clock, USNR | late 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. John James Connell, USNR | mid 1945 |
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