USS Muskogee (PF-49)

USS Muskogee (PF-49)

USS Muskogee (PF-49), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Muskogee (PF-49) was laid down on 18 September 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; launched on 18 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. S. B. Hudson, wife of the mayor of Muskogee; and commissioned on 16 March 1944, Commander Rufus E. Mroczkowski, USCG, in command.