| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-592 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 31 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 Nov 1942 |
| End service | Jan 1950 |
| History | Decommissioned in January 1950 |
Commands listed for USS PC-592 (PC-592)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Frederick G Storey, Jr., USNR | 28 Nov 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | Selwyn Eddy, USNR | Mid 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 3 | Frank F. Gladson, USNR | Early 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 4 | K J Clark, USNR | Late 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 5 | E T Chamberlain, USNR | Early 1945 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-592 include:
9 Mar 1943
USS PC-592 picks up survivors from the American merchants James K. Polk, James Smith and Mark Hanna that were torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-510 about 175 nautical miles north of Cayenne, French Guyana in position 07°40'N, 52°07'W.
28 May 1943
USS PC-592 picks up 69 survivors from the American tanker Florida that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-154 about 125 miles east of Fortaleza, Brazil in position 03°56'S, 36°43'W.
6 Mar 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises in Panama Bay together with USS Paul Jones (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Payne, USNR), USS PC-592, USS PC-1191 (Lt. J.W. Garnant, USNR) and USS USS SC-1299.
8 Mar 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises in Panama Bay together with USS Paul Jones (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Payne, USNR), USS Bulmer (Lt. T.C. Farrell, USNR), USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR), USS PC-592, USS PC-1191 (Lt. J.W. Garnant, USNR) and USS USS SC-1299.
9 Mar 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises in Panama Bay together with USS Paul Jones (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Payne, USNR), USS Bulmer (Lt. T.C. Farrell, USNR), USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR), USS PC-592, USS PC-1191 (Lt. J.W. Garnant, USNR) and USS USS SC-1299.
11 Mar 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises in Panama Bay together with USS Paul Jones (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Payne, USNR), USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR) and USS PC-592.