| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-609 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 8 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 30 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to Thailand in 1947 being renamed Khamronsin |
Commands listed for USS PC-609 (PC-609)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ens. James N. Clayton, USNR | 7 Sep 1942 | Mid 1943 |
| 2 | R G Wilson, USNR | Mid 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 3 | L F Tahtinen, USNR | Early 1944 | Late 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. John E Andresen, USNR | Late 1944 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-609 include:
28 Dec 1942
USS PC-609 picks up 9 survivors from the British merchant Treworlas that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-124 about 50 miles east of Port of Spain, Trinidad in position 10°52'N, 60°45'W.