BRONSTEIN FF 1037

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Bronstein Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid May 16 1961 - Launched March 31 1962 USS BRONSTEIN DE-1037 Commissioned June 15 1963 USS BRONSTEIN FF-1037 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Decommissioned December 13 1990 Struck from Naval Register April 10 1991 ARM HERMENEGILDO GALEANA E-42 (Mexican Naval Service) Sold to Mexico November 16 1993 and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1963-90)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1963-06-15

As DE-1037
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-02-20

As DE-1037

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-03-23

As DE-1037
Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. FRAUDULENT use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-04-15

As DE-1037
Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. FRAUDULENT use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-04-15

As DE-1037
Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. FRAUDULENT use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 2tn+u (FF,USS)

1979-06-08

As FF-1037
Port Visit to Portland OR for Rose Festival 1979. Also HMCS Gatineau was attending.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (FF,USS)

1975-10-13

As FF-1037
Navy Day.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)

1980-12-10

As FF-1037
Ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (D2,USS,USN)

1985-06-07

As FF-1037
Port Visit to Portland OR for Rose Festival 1985.

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1970-04-15

As DE-1037
Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. FRAUDULENT use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

 

Locy Type 9n+u

1977-05-16

As FF-1037
Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type LDC 9n+u

1990-12-13

As FF-1037
Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

USS BRONSTEIN earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Battle E Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 stars - Humanitarian Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - USCG Special Operations Service Ribbon - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Ben Richard Bronstein, USN (April 14 1915 - February 28 1942)
Bronstein graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1936, then from Tufts College Medical School at Boston in 1940. Dr. Bronstein was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Medical Corps with the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) on October 4 1941. He reported to the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard on November 6; then moved on to Casco Bay ME to await transportation to Argentia, Newfoundland, to meet USS JACOB JONES DD-130. He reported on board the destroyer late in December. While serving as a roving antisubmarine patrol ship off the Delaware Capes on February 27 1942, JACOB JONES spotted the burning wreckage of the torpedoed tanker R.P. RESOR. The destroyer searched the area around the wreckage for survivors and then headed south on patrol. At dawn on February 28, the undetected German submarine U-578 sank JACOB JONES with at least two torpedoes. Lt.(jg.) Bronstein was lost with the ship

 

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