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USS ''Munising'' (PC-1228) was a of the United States Navy, named for the town of Munising in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For the entirety of its active service, the ship was known by its hull number ''PC-1228''. ''PC-1228'' was laid down by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on 7 September 1942 and launched 18 November 1942, sponsored by Mrs. C. R. Christianson. The ship was transferred down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, where it arrived on 19 May 1943. commissioned 21 May 1943, Lt. J. M. Jordan in command. After a shakedown cruise along the Gulf Coast, ''PC-1228'' underwent anti-submarine warfare training out of Miami during June before being sent to the Eastern Sea Frontier for duty 28 June. During the next several months the ship conducted anti-submarine patrols and escorted ships along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. On 26 November ''PC-1228'' was ordered to steam to the Canal Zone, where it arrived in Coco Solo on 5 December. The ship patrolled the coastal waters of the Panama Canal Zone for the remainder of World War II. With the end of the war, ''PC-1228'' returned to the United States. The ship was sent into reserve on 24 May 1946 and was decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Florida on 19 July 1946. On 15 February 1956, while still berthed with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, the ship was named ''Munising''. The aging vessel was struck from the navy register on 5 September 1957 and breaking up on 1 July 1958 to the Boston Metals Company of Baltimore, Maryland. == References == * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Munising (PC-1228)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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