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PG-159 / PF-51 Burlington

Note: Burlington was manned by the Coast Guard during World War II, and by the Navy during the Korean War.


Burlington served the Navies of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Columbia.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-159; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate PF-51, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract at Consolidated Steel Corp, Ltd., Wilmington, CA.; Launched, 7 December 1943; Commissioned USS Burlington (PF-51), 3 April 1944; Decommissioned, 26 August 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska; Transferred under the Lend-Lease Program, 27 August 1945 to the USSR; Returned to US custody, 14 November 1949 at Yokosuka, Japan; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Yokosuka; Recommissioned, 5 January 1951 at Yokosuka; Placed out of commission in reserve at Yokosuka, 15 September 1952; Transferred to Columbia, 26 June 1953 and renamed Almirante Brion; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11" (oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20kts; Complement 190; Armament three 3"/50 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 5,500 iHP turbines, two shafts, three boilers.
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Burlington 149k "New Columbian Frigate -- While a Navy band plays and the last group of American sailors prepares to disembark, Columbian crew members assemble before boarding their new ship, the patrol frigate Almirante Brion. The former USS Burlington (PF-51) was transferred from the United States Government to the Government of Columbia in ceremonies at the Yokosuka Naval Base on June 26, 1953." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 2 July 1953.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.
US Navy Photo NH 97178
Naval Historical Center

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DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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