Allied Warships
USS Muskegon (PF-24)
Frigate of the Tacoma class
USS Muskegon (PF-24). US Navy photo.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-24 |
| Built by | Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co. (Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 May 1943 |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 15 Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 March 1946 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard and (re)commissioned as USCG Muskegon (WPF-24). |
Commands listed for USS Muskegon (PF-24)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | George Denver Synon, USCGR | 19 Feb 1944 | 25 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving Muskegon include:
22 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Uniontown (Lt. R.K. Safford, USCGR) and USS Muskegon (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Home, USCGR).