Allied Warships

USS Burlington (PF-51)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-51 
Built byConsolidated Steel Corp. (Wilmington, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down19 Oct 1943 
Launched7 Dec 1943 
Commissioned3 Apr 1944 
End service15 Sep 1952 
History

Decommissioned 26 August 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska.
Transferred to the USSR the next day.
Returned to the U.S.N. 14 November 1949.
Recommissioned 5 January 1951.
Decommissioned 15 September 1952.
Transferred to Columbia 26 June 1953 being renamed Almirante Brion.

 

Commands listed for USS Burlington (PF-51)

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1Edgar V Carlson, USCGR3 Apr 194416 Dec 1944 (1)

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