USS ''Bronstein'' (FF-1037) was the
lead ship
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of
her class in the
United States Navy
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. She was named in honor of Assistant Surgeon Ben Richard Bronstein, who was killed in action on 28 February 1942 when was sunk by a
German
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U-boat
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off
Cape May, New Jersey
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.
''Bronstein'' was commissioned on 16 June 1963 as DE-1037 under the command of
Stanley Thomas Counts. 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.
[ ] She was transferred to
Mexico
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on 12 November 1993 where she serves as ARM ''Hermenegildo Galeana'' (F202).
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NavSource.org Bronstein
Bronstein-class frigates
Cold War frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana
1962 ships
Bravo-class frigates
Frigates of Mexico
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