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USS Muskeget (AG-48)
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USS Muskeget (AG-48/YAG-9) – later known as USCGC Muskeget (WAG-48) – was a commercial cargo ship
acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was outfitted with a variety of guns and depth charge
devices and sent on weather patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared with loss of all crew members; it was later determined she had been sunk by a German submarine
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, Sparrows Point, Maryland; acquired by the Navy 29 December 1941 from Eastern Shipbuilding Lines, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts; converted from a freighter by Sullivan Drydock & Repair Co., New York; and commissioned as YAG-9 on 3 January 1942.
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U-755 on 9 September 1942.
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was outfitted with a variety of guns and depth charge
Depth charge
A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon intended to destroy or cripple a target submarine by the shock of exploding near it. Most use explosives and a fuze set to go off at a preselected depth in the ocean. Depth charges can be dropped by either surface ships, patrol aircraft, or from...
devices and sent on weather patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared with loss of all crew members; it was later determined she had been sunk by a German submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
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Constructed in Maryland
Muskeget (YAG 9) was built as Cornish in 1923 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding CorporationBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works in 1905...
, Sparrows Point, Maryland; acquired by the Navy 29 December 1941 from Eastern Shipbuilding Lines, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts; converted from a freighter by Sullivan Drydock & Repair Co., New York; and commissioned as YAG-9 on 3 January 1942.
U.S. Navy service
Assigned to the 3d Naval District, YAG-9 performed patrol duty off New York until reclassified AG-48 and named Muskeget on 30 May.Transferred to the Coast Guard
One month later, 30 June, the miscellaneous auxiliary was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard and served with the North Atlantic Weather Patrol into the fall of 1942. She was last reported on station 11 September.Presumed lost at sea
When Muskeget was overdue in reaching home port later in September, Muskeget was presumed lost with its complement of:- 9 officers
- 107 enlisted
- 1 U.S. Public Health Service Officer
- 4 U.S. Weather ServiceNational Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
employees
Dispositioning
On 26 October 1943. Muskeget was struck from the Navy ListNaval Vessel Register
The Naval Vessel Register is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. It contains information on ships and service craft that make up the official inventory of the Navy from the time a vessel is authorized through its life cycle and...
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Subsequent determination
It was subsequently determined that Muskeget was sunk by torpedo by German submarineSubmarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
U-755 on 9 September 1942.