USS Bronstein (FF-1037)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Bronstein.

USS Bronstein (FF-1037)
History
United States
NameBronstein
NamesakeBen Richard Bronstein
BuilderAvondale Shipyard, Inc., Westwego, Louisiana
Laid down16 May 1961
Launched31 March 1962
Completed8 June 1963
Commissioned16 June 1963
Decommissioned13 December 1990
Stricken4 October 1991
FateDonated to Mexico, 12 November 1993
History
Mexico
NameARM Hermenegildo Galeana (F202)
NamesakeHermenegildo Galeana
Acquired12 November 1993
DecommissionedApril 2017
Statusdecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeBronstein class frigate
Displacementapprox. 2,650 tons full load
Length371.4 ft (113.2 m)
Beam40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Draft23 ft (7.0 m)
Propulsion2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000shp; 1 shaft
Speed26 knots
Complement16 officers, 183 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
  • AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
  • AN/SPS-40 air search radar
  • AN/SPG-35 Gun fire control radar
  • AN/SQS-26 bow-mounted sonar
  • AN/SQR-15 towed sonar array
Armament
Aircraft carriedNone / QH-50 DASH

USS Bronstein (FF-1037) was the lead ship of her class in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Assistant Surgeon Ben Richard Bronstein, who was killed in action on 28 February 1942 when USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) was sunk by a German U-boat off Cape May, New Jersey.

Bronstein was commissioned on 16 June 1963 as DE-1037 under the command of Stanley Thomas Counts.[1] She was decommissioned 13 December 1990 and struck from the Navy list on 4 October 1991.

Bronstein was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program as a foreign military sale on 12 November 1993.[2] She was transferred to Mexico on 12 November 1993 where she served as ARM Hermenegildo Galeana (F202).

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries: RADM Stanley Thomas Counts, USN (Ret) '49". The USNA Alumni Association San Diego Chapter Newsletter (May). The USNA Alumni Association: 2&3. 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Mark L. (1 November 2016). "Bronstein II (FF-1037)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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