| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-63 |
| Built by | Globe Shipbuilding Co. (Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 26 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 11 Dec 1944 |
| End service | 12 Aug 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 12 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Moberly (PF-63)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Leslie Bliss Tollaksen, USCG | 11 Dec 1944 | ??? (1) |
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Notable events involving Moberly include:
13 Feb 1945
Around 1100Q/13, the escort carrier HMS Battler (A/Capt. H. Norman, RN) departed Norfolk, Virginia for New York. She was escorted by USS Moberly (?). (2)
14 Feb 1945
Around 1230Q/14, HMS Battler (A/Capt. H. Norman, RN) and USS Moberly (?) arrived at New York from Norfolk. (2)
6 May 1945
German U-boat U-853 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-east of New London, in position 41°13'N, 71°27'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS Atherton and the US patrol frigate USS Moberly.
Sources
- http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf63.htm
- ADM 53/120938
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.