USS ''Dearborn'' (PF-33), a , is so far the only ship of the

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to be named for Dearborn, Michigan.

Construction

The ship was laid down on 15 August 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company of

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, under a

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contract, as ''Toledo''. She was renamed ''Dearborn'' and launched on 27 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. R. C. Dahlinger of Dearborn, Michigan; and commissioned on 10 September 1944.

Service history

Sailing from

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, Massachusetts, on 3 November 1944, ''Dearborn'' arrived at

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, four days later for duty on weather patrol. She had similar duty off

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, as well as

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and

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duty until 30 April 1946 when she arrived back at Boston. On 7 May, she departed for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving there two days later. ''Dearborn'' was decommissioned there on 5 June 1946, and sold on 8 July 1947.

References

External links

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hazegray.org: USS ''Dearborn''
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