▁USS ▁Man it ow oc ▁( PF - 6 1 ), ▁a ▁ ▁in ▁commission ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁for ▁Man it ow oc , ▁Wisconsin . ▁After ▁commission ed ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁After ▁her ▁Navy ▁service , ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Sold ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁she ▁commission ed ▁into ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁as ▁Le ▁B rix ▁( F 7 1 5 ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁weather ▁ship ▁until ▁scra pped ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁commission ing ▁Origin ally ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁pat rol ▁gun bo at , ▁P G - 1 6 9 , ▁Man it ow oc ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁pat rol ▁fr ig ate , ▁P F - 6 1 , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁laid ▁down ▁under ▁a ▁Mar itime ▁Commission ▁contract ▁by ▁the ▁Glo be ▁Sh ip building ▁Company ▁in ▁Super ior , ▁Wisconsin , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁launched ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Martin ▁Georg enson