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DE-1037 USS Bronstein

CLASS - BRONSTEIN As Built
Displacement, 2360 Tons Standard, 2650 Tons Full Load, Dimensions, 371' 6" x 40' 6" x 13' 6"; 23' (sonar)
Armament, 2 x 3"/50 (twin) Mk 33, Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher
6-324mm US Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes
Machinery, 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000shp; 1 shaft
Speed, 26 Knots, Range 4,000 NM@15 knts, Crew 216 (14 officers)

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Avondale Marine, Avondale LA on 16 May 1961, Launched 31 March 1962
Commissioned 15 June 1963
Reclassified Frigate (FF-1037) on 30 June 1975
Decommissioned 13 December 1990, Stricken 13 December 1990
Fate: To Mexico 1 October 1993
Renamed Hermenegildo Galeana
Still in service as of early 2000

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Bronstein 111 - USN
Bronstein 88 - USN
Bronstein 112k December 5, 1963 photo of the Bronstein in dry-dock at San Diego shows the massive SQS-26 bow mounted sonar. The Bronstein class of Destroyer Escorts were the smallest ships that could carry the sonar USN
Bronstein 160k Stern view of the Bronstein as seen in 1972 shows the large amount of deck area required to house and support the DASH helicopter system USN
Bronstein 64k USS Yorktown (CVS-10) in posed formation with her escorts and some of her aircraft during Exercise "Sea Imp", a major Southeast Asia Treaty Organization exercise conducted in the western Pacific during the first part of 1966. The two leading escorts are USS Goldsborough (DDG-20) at left and USS Bronstein (DE-1037) at right. Other escorts include two destroyers and two escort ships. Planes overhead include S-2, E-1 and SH-3 types. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. USN
Bronstein 77k Nov. 2, 1985 -- Apra Harbor, Guam: A barge (YON-293) is tied up alongside the frigate USS Bronstein (FF-1037), which is moored at the US Naval Ship Repair Facility. DVI photo Fred Weiss
Bronstein 70k Jan. 1, 1990 -- Hawaii: A port quarter view of the frigate USS Bronstein (FF-1037) underway off the coast of Honolulu. Fred Weiss
Bronstein 60k Ship's Patch (DE) Mike Smolinski
Bronstein 78k Ship's Patch (FF) Mike Smolinski
Bronstein 64k Ship's Patch (FF) Mike Smolinski

USS BRONSTEIN DE-1037 History
Not available at this time
DANFS History Archive
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None Located
Contact Name: None
Address: None
Phone: None
E-mail: None


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