| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-61 |
| Built by | Globe Shipbuilding Co. (Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 26 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 Dec 1944 |
| End service | 14 Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 14 March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Manitowoc (PF-61)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. James Alfred Martin, USCG | 5 Dec 1944 | Aug 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Olcott Gates, USCG | 10 Aug 1945 | 19 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Manitowoc include:
4 Jan 1945
Giovanni da Procida (T.V.(Lt.) F. Castracane Degli Antelminelli) participated in A/S exercises off Bermuda with a hunter / killer group made up of USS Reading (Cdr. H.A. Morrison, USCG), USS Manitowoc (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Martin, USCG) and USS New Bedford (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Muzzy, USCG).