| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSMunising (PC-1228) |
| Namesake | Munising, Michigan |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | 20 December 1942 |
| Launched | 10 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | March 1946 |
| Reclassified | 20 August 1945, PCC-1230 |
| Fate | Pacific Reserve Fleet, 15 February 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Submarine chaser |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 173 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 23 feet (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 10 feet 10 inches (3.30 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 2,880bhp General Motors 16-258S diesel engines |
| Speed | 20.2 knots (23.2 mph; 37.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 65 |
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USSMunising (PC-1228) was aPC-461-classsubmarine chaser of the United States Navy, named for the town ofMunising in theUpper Peninsula of Michigan. For the entirety of its active service, the ship was known by itshull numberPC-1228.
PC-1228 was laid down by theLeathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company inSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on 7 September 1942 andlaunched 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 and was commissioned on 21 May 1943.
After ashakedown cruise along theGulf Coast,PC-1228 underwentanti-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 NovemberPC-1228 was ordered to steam to the Canal Zone, where it arrived inCoco Solo on 5 December. The ship patrolled the coastal waters of thePanama 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 intoreserve on 24 May 1946 and wasdecommissioned atGreen Cove Springs, Florida on 19 July 1946. On 15 February 1956, while still berthed with theAtlantic Reserve Fleet, the ship was namedMunising. The aging vessel wasstruck from the navy register on 5 September 1957 andbreaking up on 1 July 1958 to the Boston Metals Company of Baltimore, Maryland.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.