| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-71 |
| Built by | Leatham D Smith Shipyard (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 24 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 24 May 1946. Scrapped in 1947. |
Commands listed for USS New Bedford (PF-71)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. James Schoolcraft Muzzy, USCG | 18 Nov 1944 | 2 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | H.J. Barneson, Jr., USCGR | 2 Apr 1945 | 4 Apr 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Henry P. Kniskern, USCG | 4 Apr 1945 | mid 1945 |
| 4 | F.G. Swink, USCGR | mid 1945 | 30 Aug 1945 |
| 5 | H.J. Barneson, Jr., USCGR | 30 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving New Bedford include:
4 Jan 1945
Giovanni da Procida (T.V.(Lt.) F. Castracane Degli Antelminelli) participated in A/S exercises off Bermuda with a hunter / killer group made up of USS Reading (Cdr. H.A. Morrison, USCG), USS Manitowoc (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Martin, USCG) and USS New Bedford (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Muzzy, USCG).