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Brownsville (PF 10)

Call sign:
November - Papa - Delta - Oscar

ex-PG-118

Brownsville served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Orignially designated a Patrol Gunboat, PG-118, Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-10, 15 April 1943; Laid down 14 September 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 1428), at Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, CA; Launched, 14 November 1943; Commissioned USS Brownsville (PF-10), 6 May 1944; Decommissioned, 15 April 1946 and loaned to the Coast Guard; Returned to U.S. Navy custody, 28 June 1946; Decommissioned 2 August 1946; Sold for scrap 30 September 1947.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20.3 kts.; Complement 194; Armament three 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts , nine 20mm guns, one Hedgehog depth charge projector, eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two - three drum expansion boilers, two 5,500 iHP J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple expansion engines, no reduction gear, two shafts.

Size	Image Discription	Source
215k	Forward plan view of Brownsville at Mare Island on 15 June 1944. In the background are the stern of the French frigate Cap Des Palmes and USS Aries (AK 51). US Navy Photo 3564-44	Darryl L. Baker
272k	Aft plan view of Brownsvilleat Mare Island on 15 June 1944. The bow of the French frigate Cap Des Palmes can be seen in the background. US Navy Photo 3565-44	Darryl L. Baker
123k	Bow on view of Brownsville in the Mare Island channel on 15 June 1944. US Navy Photo 3601-44	Darryl L. Baker
100k	Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard on15 June 1944. She has just completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 10 May to 15 June 1944. She has in dry dock #2 from 25 to 30 May 1944. US Navy Photo 3602-44	Darryl L. Baker
148k	Stern view of Brownsville departing Mare Island on 15 June 1944. US Navy Photo 3603-44	Darryl L. Baker
150k	Broadside view of Brownsville off Mare Island on 15 June 1944. US Navy Photo 3604-44	Darryl L. Baker

View the Brownsville (PF-10)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

View the Brownsville (PF-10)
Coast Guard History entry located on the Coast Guard History Website.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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