Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

WAG-48 USS Muskeget

• Coast Guard Auxiliary Weather Ship:
• Displacement: 370 tons
• Length: 233'6"
• Beam: 20'
• Draft: 17'
• Speed:
• Armament:
• Complement: 117
• Built at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Sparrows Point, Md. in 1923 as Cornish
  Acquired by the Navy 29 December 1941 from Eastern Shipbuilding Lines, Boston
  Converted from freighter by Sullivan Drydock & Repair Co., New York and commissioned 3 January 1942

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Muskeget

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  See Also:
  • The parent directory for more information on this class and type
  • Reunion links for scheduled reunions
    and possible contacts for crew lists
  • Sources of ship's documents: logs, action reports, etc.
    -- mostly from the National Archives

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Last updated: October 26, 1999