| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 189 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 14 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 5 Nov 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 5 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Bronstein (DE 189)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Sheldon Howard Kinney, USN | 13 Dec 1943 | > Mar 44 |
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Noteable events involving Bronstein include:
1 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-603 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 48º55'N, 26º10'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein. (see map)
1 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-709 was sunk north of the Azores, in approximate position 49º10'N, 26º00'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Thomas, USS Bostwick and USS Bronstein. (see map)
17 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-801 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands, in position 16º42'N, 30º28'W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 2 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Block Island and depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer USS Corry and the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein. (see map)