Bronstein class Frigate

Second generation of post-WWII Destroyer Escorts (DE) were redesignated as Frigates on 1975. Only two units were built due the resulting design proved to be too slow to operate in their expected ASW role

Derivatives / Succeeded by
1964	Garcia class
1965	Knox class
1973	FFG Baleares class
1994	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class
1999	Chi Yang class
1966	FFG Brooke class
1975	FFG Oliver Hazard Perry class
1982	FFG Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class
1980	FFG Adelaide class
1986	FFG Santa Maria class
1993	FFG Cheng Kung class
1997	FFG G class

Specifications

196

crew

2960

full load (tn)

113

length (m)

beam (m)

draught (m)

4000

range (nm)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine boilers

Naval Engine steam turbines

Naval Gun Mark 33 3/50 inch (twin 76 mm)

Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC

Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
US Navy	Gyrodyne DSN / QH-50 DASH	0	1

Shipyards

Avondale Shipyard -

List of Ships

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1963	1990		US Navy	FF-1037	USS Bronstein
1993	--	Mexican Navy F202 ARM Galeana
1963	1990		US Navy	FF-1038	USS McCloy
1993	--	Mexican Navy F201 ARM Bravo
1964	1989		US Navy	FF-1040	Garcia class USS Garcia	NIGD
1989	1994	Pakistan Navy F-264 PNS Siaf
1965	1988		US Navy	FF-1041	Garcia class USS Bradley	NEDS - 1041
1989	2004	Brazilian Navy D30 Pernambuco
1965	1988		US Navy	FF-1043	Garcia class USS Edward McDonnell	NCQG
1965	1989		US Navy	FF-1044	Garcia class USS Brumby	NERA
1965	1988		US Navy	FF-1045	Garcia class USS Davidson	NHGM
1989	2002	Brazilian Navy D28 Paraiba
1965	1990		US Navy	FF-1098	Garcia class USS Glover	NFEN
1966	1988		US Navy	FFG-1	Brooke class USS Brooke	NBTE
1989	1993	Pakistan Navy D-162 PNS Khaibar
1966	1989		US Navy	FF-1047	Garcia class USS Voge	NZXQ
1967	1988		US Navy	FFG-2	Brooke class USS Ramsey	NEFH
1967	1988		US Navy	FFG-4	Brooke class USS Talbot	NZWD
1989	1993	Pakistan Navy D-164 PNS Hunain
1967	1988		US Navy	FFG-5	Brooke class USS Richard L. Page	NHNG
1989	1994	Pakistan Navy D-163 PNS Tabuk
1967	1989		US Navy	FFG-6	Brooke class USS Julius A. Furer
1989	1994	Pakistan Navy D-161 PNS Badr
1968	1988		US Navy	FFG-3	Brooke class USS Schofield	NFHK
1968	1988		US Navy	FF-1048	Garcia class USS Sample	NJOM
1989	2004	Brazilian Navy D29 Parana
1968	1989		US Navy	FF-1049	Garcia class USS Koelsch	NICE
1989	1994	Pakistan Navy F-267 PNS Siqqat
1968	1988		US Navy	FF-1050	Garcia class USS Albert David	NMFQ
1989	2008	Brazilian Navy D27 Para
1968	1988		US Navy	FF-1051	Garcia class USS O'Callahan	NZKI
1989	1993	Pakistan Navy F-265 PNS Aslat
1969	1992		US Navy	FF-1052	Knox class USS Knox	NAAS
1969	1991		US Navy	FF-1053	Knox class USS Roark	NOUR
1969	1991		US Navy	FF-1055	Knox class USS Hepburn	NAAP
1969	1992		US Navy	FF-1056	Knox class USS Connole
1992	2002	Hellenic Navy F456 HS Ipiros
1969	1991		US Navy	FF-1058	Knox class USS Meyerkord	NLJY
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1054	Knox class USS Gray	NVXR
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1057	Knox class USS Rathburne	NVUV
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1059	Knox class USS W. S. Sims	NWSS
1999	1999	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS W. S. Sims
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1060	Knox class USS Lang
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1061	Knox class USS Patterson	NTMV
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1062	Knox class USS Whipple
2002	--	Mexican Navy F214 ARM Mina
1970	1993		US Navy	FF-1064	Knox class USS Lockwood	NIMH
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1067	Knox class USS Francis Hammond	NFHU
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1068	Knox class USS Vreeland	NMAP
1992	1998	Hellenic Navy F458 HS Makedonia
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1071	Knox class USS Badger	NHDT
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1072	Knox class USS Blakely
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1075	Knox class USS Trippe
1992	2001	Hellenic Navy F457 HS Thraki
1970	1993		US Navy	FF-1077	Knox class USS Ouellet	NDNR
1996	--	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class Royal Thai Navy FFG 462 HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai
1971	1993		US Navy	FF-1063	Knox class USS Reasoner	NPXQ
2002	--	Turkish Navy F252 TCG Kocatepe
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1066	Knox class USS Marvin Shields	NKSG
1997	--	Mexican Navy F212 ARM Abasolo
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1070	Knox class USS Downes	NMFA
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1074	Knox class USS Harold E. Holt
1971	1993		US Navy	FF-1076	Knox class USS Fanning	NKBP
1993	2001	Turkish Navy F251 TCG Adatepe
1971	1994		US Navy	FF-1078	Knox class USS Joseph Hewes	NELP
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-935 ROCS Lan Yang
1971	1994		US Navy	FF-1079	Knox class USS Bowen	NATM
1995	--	Turkish Navy F257 TCG Akdeniz
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1080	Knox class USS Paul	NOHZ
2000	2000	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Paul
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1081	Knox class USS Aylwin	NJHC
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-938 ROCS Ni Yang
1971	1993		US Navy	FF-1082	Knox class USS Elmer Montgomery	NQJH
1993	1993	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Elmer Montgomery
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1083	Knox class USS Cook	NACI
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-936 ROCS Hae Yang
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1088	Knox class USS Barbey	NTBS
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-937 ROCS Hwai Yang
1972	1992		US Navy	FF-1065	Knox class USS Stein	NDKB
1997	--	Mexican Navy F211 ARM Allende
1972	1991		US Navy	FF-1069	Knox class USS Bagley	NULQ
1972	1992		US Navy	FF-1073	Knox class USS Robert E. Peary	NREP
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-932 ROCS Chi Yang
1972	1994		US Navy	FF-1084	Knox class USS McCandless	NIQC
2002	--	Turkish Navy F254 TCG Trakya
1972	1994		US Navy	FF-1085	Knox class USS Donald B. Beary	NQUB
2002	--	Turkish Navy F255 TCG Karadeniz
1972	1992		US Navy	FF-1086	Knox class USS Brewton
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-933 ROCS Fong Yang
1972	1993		US Navy	FF-1087	Knox class USS Kirk	NBMR
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-934 ROCS Fen Yang
1973	2005		Spanish Navy	F-71	Baleares class Baleares	EBFK
1973	1994		US Navy	FF-1089	Knox class USS Jesse L. Brown	NCGP
1994	--	Egyptian Navy F961 Dumyat
1973	1994		US Navy	FF-1090	Knox class USS Ainsworth	NCQI
1999	2005	Turkish Navy F256 TCG Ege
1973	1991		US Navy	FF-1091	Knox class USS Miller	NDIK
1999	1999	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Miller
1973	1993		US Navy	FF-1092	Knox class USS Thomas C. Hart	NTCH
1993	2014	Turkish Navy F253 TCG Zafer
1973	1993		US Navy	FF-1093	Knox class USS Capodanno	NFVC
2002	--	Turkish Navy F250 TCG Muavenet
1974	2005		Spanish Navy	F-72	Baleares class Andalucia	EBGK
1974	1992		US Navy	FF-1094	Knox class USS Pharris
1999	--	Mexican Navy F213 ARM Victoria
1974	1994		US Navy	FF-1095	Knox class USS Truett	NHDB
1994	--	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class Royal Thai Navy FFG 461 HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok
1974	1991		US Navy	FF-1096	Knox class USS Valdez	NIDC
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-939 ROCS Yi Yang
1974	1994		US Navy	FF-1097	Knox class USS Moinester	NKIA
1994	--	Egyptian Navy F966 Rasheed
1975	2004		Spanish Navy	F-73	Baleares class Cataluña	EBJV
1975	2009		Spanish Navy	F-74	Baleares class Asturias	EBHB
1976	2006		Spanish Navy	F-75	Baleares class Extremadura	EBLT
1977	1997		US Navy	FFG-7	short hull USS Oliver Hazard Perry	NOHP
1979	2010		US Navy	FFG-8	long-hull USS McInerney	NFXM
2010	--	Pakistan Navy F-260 PNS Alamgir
1980	2008		RAN	FFG 01	Adelaide HMAS Adelaide	VKLA
1980	2005		RAN	FFG 02	Adelaide HMAS Canberra	VKCN
1980	2002		US Navy	FFG-9	short hull USS Wadsworth	NASW
2002	--	Polish Navy 273 ORP General Tadeusz Kosciuszko
1980	1994		US Navy	FFG-10	short hull USS Duncan	NDBD
1999	--	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Duncan
1980	2000		US Navy	FFG-11	short hull USS Clark	NJJC
2000	--	Polish Navy 272 ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski
1980	2003		US Navy	FFG-12	short hull USS George Philip	NSGP
1980	2002		US Navy	FFG-13	short hull USS Samuel Eliot Morison	NSEM
2002	--	G class Turkish Navy F496 TCG Gokova
1980	1980		US Navy	FFG-17	short hull built in USA for Australia as HMAS Adelaide
1980	2008	Adelaide RAN FFG 01 HMAS Adelaide
1980	1980		US Navy	FFG-18	short hull built in USA for Australia as HMAS Canberra
1980	2005	Adelaide RAN FFG 02 HMAS Canberra
1981	2003		US Navy	FFG-14	short hull USS Sides	NJHS
1981	2003		US Navy	FFG-15	short hull USS Estocin	NMJE
2003	--	G class Turkish Navy F497 TCG Goksu
1981	1995		US Navy	FFG-16	short hull USS Clifton Sprague	NCAS
1997	--	G class Turkish Navy F490 TCG Gaziantep
1981	2000		US Navy	FFG-19	short hull USS John A. Moore	NJAM
2000	--	G class Turkish Navy F495 TCG Gediz
1981	1996		US Navy	FFG-20	short hull USS Antrim	NRNA
1997	--	G class Turkish Navy F491 TCG Giresun
1981	1996		US Navy	FFG-21	short hull USS Flatley	NJHF
1998	--	G class Turkish Navy F492 TCG Gemlik
1981	1996		US Navy	FFG-24	short hull USS Jack Williams	NNJW
1996	--	Royal Bahrain Naval Force 90 BANS Sabha
1981	1996		US Navy	FFG-26	short hull USS Gallery	NDPG
1997	--	Egyptian Navy F916 Taba
1982	1998		US Navy	FFG-22	short hull USS Fahrion	NFGF
1998	--	Egyptian Navy F901 Sharm El-Sheik
1982	1998		US Navy	FFG-23	short hull USS Lewis B. Puller	NLBP
1998	--	Egyptian Navy F906 Toushka
1982	1996		US Navy	FFG-25	short hull USS Copeland	NRWC
1997	2011	Egyptian Navy F911 Mubarak
2011	--	F911 Alexandria
1982	1996		US Navy	FFG-27	short hull USS Mahlon S. Tisdale	NMST
1999	--	G class Turkish Navy F494 TCG Gokceada
1982	2022		US Navy	FFG-28	long-hull USS Boone	NBON
1982	--		US Navy	FFG-29	long-hull USS Stephen W. Groves	NSWG
1982	1999		US Navy	FFG-31	short hull USS Stark	NHPA
1982	--		US Navy	FFG-32	long-hull USS John L. Hall	NJLH
1982	1997		US Navy	FFG-34	short hull USS Aubrey Fitch	NAWF
1983	2015		RAN	FFG 03	Adelaide HMAS Sydney	VKML - 03
1983	1998		US Navy	FFG-30	short hull USS Reid	NSCR
1999	--	G class Turkish Navy F493 TCG Gelibolu
1983	--		US Navy	FFG-33	long-hull USS Jarrett	NRCD
1983	1983		US Navy	FFG-35	short hull built in USA for Australia as HMAS Sydney
1983	2015	Adelaide RAN FFG 03 HMAS Sydney
1983	2013		US Navy	FFG-36	long-hull USS Underwood	NGWU
1983	--		US Navy	FFG-37	long-hull USS Crommelin	NLKC
1983	--		US Navy	FFG-38	long-hull USS Curts	NHOC
1983	--		US Navy	FFG-39	long-hull USS Doyle	NJHD
1983	--		US Navy	FFG-41	long-hull USS McClusky	NMDK
1983	2013		US Navy	FFG-42	long-hull USS Klakring	NTBK
1983	2013		US Navy	FFG-43	long-hull USS Thach	NJST
1983	--		US Navy	FFG-45	long-hull USS De Wert	NRDW
1984	2017		RAN	FFG 04	Adelaide HMAS Darwin	VKDA - 04
1984	--		US Navy	FFG-40	long-hull USS Halyburton	NOTH
1984	1984		US Navy	FFG-44	long-hull built in USA for Australia as HMAS Darwin
1984	2017	Adelaide RAN FFG 04 HMAS Darwin
1984	2014		US Navy	FFG-46	long-hull USS Rentz	NGSR
1984	2014		US Navy	FFG-47	long-hull USS Nicholas	NSVN
1984	2015		US Navy	FFG-48	long-hull USS Vandegrift	NAAV
1984	2014		US Navy	FFG-49	long-hull USS Robert G Bradley	NRGB
1984	2015		US Navy	FFG-50	long-hull USS Taylor	NJJT
1984	2015		US Navy	FFG-51	long-hull USS Gary	NDAG
1985	2013		US Navy	FFG-52	long-hull USS Carr	NCAR
1985	2010		US Navy	FFG-53	long-hull USS Hawes	NREH
1985	2013		US Navy	FFG-54	long-hull USS Ford	NPOF
1985	2015		US Navy	FFG-55	long-hull USS Elrod	NHTE
1985	2015		US Navy	FFG-56	long-hull USS Simpson	NRWS
1986	2013		US Navy	FFG-57	long-hull USS Reuben James	NNRJ
1986	2015		US Navy	FFG-58	long-hull USS Samuel B. Roberts	NSBR
1986	--		Spanish Navy	F-81	Sta Maria Santa Maria	EBFL
1987	2015		US Navy	FFG-59	long-hull USS Kauffman	NJLK
1987	2015		US Navy	FFG-60	long-hull USS Rodney M. Davis	NRMD
1987	--		Spanish Navy	F-82	Sta Maria Victoria	EBFM
1989	2014		US Navy	FFG-61	long-hull USS Ingraham	NDNI
1989	--		Spanish Navy	F-83	Sta Maria Numancia	EBFN
1990	--		Spanish Navy	F-84	Sta Maria Reina Sofia	EBFO
1992	2019		RAN	FFG 05	Adelaide HMAS Melbourne	VKLP - 05
1993	2019		RAN	FFG 06	Adelaide HMAS Newcastle	VLNC - 06
1993	--		ROCN	PFG-1101	Cheng Kung class ROCS Cheng Kung
1994	--		Spanish Navy	F-85	Sta Maria Navarra	EBFP
1994	--		Spanish Navy	F-86	Sta Maria Canarias	EBFQ
1994	--		ROCN	PFG-1103	Cheng Kung class ROCS Cheng Ho
1995	--		ROCN	PFG-1105	Cheng Kung class ROCS Chi Kuang
1996	--		ROCN	PFG-1106	Cheng Kung class ROCS Yueh Fei
1997	--		ROCN	PFG-1107	Cheng Kung class ROCS Tzu I
1997	--		ROCN	PFG-1108	Cheng Kung class ROCS Pan Chao
1998	--		ROCN	PFG-1109	Cheng Kung class ROCS Chang Chien
2004	--		ROCN	PFG-1110	Cheng Kung class ROCS Tian Dan

145 units

Events

1961-may-16	Laid down	Laid down FF-1037 USS Bronstein as DE
1961-sep-01	Laid down	Laid down FF-1038 USS McCloy as DE
1962-mar-31	Launched	Launched FF-1037 USS Bronstein
1962-jun-09	Launched	Launched FF-1038 USS McCloy
1963-jun-15	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1037 USS Bronstein
1963-oct-21	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1038 USS McCloy
1975-jun-30		FF-1037 USS Bronstein Reclassified as FF
1975-jun-30		FF-1038 USS McCloy Reclassified as FF
1990-dec-13	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1037 USS Bronstein
1990-dec-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1038 USS McCloy
1993-oct-01	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1037 USS Bronstein to Mexico as Hermenegildo Galeana (E-42)
1993-oct-01	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1038 USS McCloy to Mexico as ARM Nicolas Bravo (E-40)

1961

Bronstein class

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events