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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate<br/>
Authorized as Patrol Gunboat '''PG-132'''<br/>
Redesignated Patrol Frigate (PF) 15 April 1943<br/>
Keel Laid 11 May 1943 - Launched 25 July 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MUSKEGON PF-24'''</li>
Commissioned 19 February 1944 - Decommissioned 15 March 1946<br/>
Transferred on loan to U.S. Coast Guard<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCG MUSKEGON WPF-24'''</li>
Commissioned 15 March 1946 - Decommissioned 27 August 1946<br/>
Returned to U.S. Navy<br/><br/>
<li>'''MERMOZ F-14''' (French Naval Service)</li>
Sold to France 26 March 1947 and renamed<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register 23 April 1947<br/>
Scrapped by France late 1950s
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS MUSKEGON PF-24_Covers_Page_1 | USS Muskegon PF-43 / WPF-24 Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-1946)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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Locy Type 2z 
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1945-02-15
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Censored Sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16154)
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1946-04-27
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[[Image:JonBurdett muskegon pf24 19460427 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Cancel used after transfer to U.S. Coast Guard
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS MUSKEGON earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Muskegon Michigan<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. David Hopkins.
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