PC-1228 was laid down by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on 7 September 1942 and launched 18 November 1942, sponsored by Mrs. C. R. Christianson.

On 26 November PC-1228 was ordered to steam to the Canal Zone, where it arrived in Coco Solo on 5 December.

The ship patrolled the coastal waters of the Panama Canal Zone for the remainder of World War II.

On 15 February 1956, while still berthed with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, the ship was named Munising.

The aging vessel was struck from the navy register on 5 September 1957 and breaking up on 1 July 1958 to the Boston Metals Company of Baltimore, Maryland.