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The Frigate class of ship is the modern version of the destroyer escort of earlier
years. The purpose is essentially the same.
Destroyers OnLine only handles US ships no longer in commission.
For information on current destroyer types please browse the pages of:
Navy OnLine and
World Navies Today.
Handling the two Bronstein ships is
Jack Atkinson
Handling the Brooke & Knox class is
Mark Roberts
The Frigate Classes of old
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Class Name
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Lead Ship
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Hull Number
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Commissioned
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Ships Built
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Bronstein
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Bronstein
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FF 1037 (DE-1037)
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June 15, 1963
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2
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Garcia
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Garcia
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FF 1040 (DE-1040)
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December 21, 1964
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10
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Glover
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Glover
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AGDE-1/ (FF-1098)
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November 13, 1965
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1
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Knox
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Knox
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FF 1052 (DE-1052)
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April 12, 1969
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46
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Brooke
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Brooke
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FFG 1 (DEG-1)
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March 12, 1966
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6
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