USS Dearborn

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History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Name
  • Toledo (1943)
  • Dearborn (1943–1946)
Namesake
Orderedas PG-141
BuilderWalter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down15 August 1943
Launched27 September 1943
Commissioned10 September 1944
Decommissioned5 June 1946
RenamedDearborn, 27 September 1943
ReclassifiedPF-33, 15 April 1943
FateSold for scrapping, 8 July 1947
General characteristics
Class and type Tacoma-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) light
  • 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) full
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines
  • 3 boilers
  • 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement190
Armament

USS Dearborn (PF-33), a Tacoma-class frigate, is so far the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Dearborn, Michigan.

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Construction

The ship was laid down on 15 August 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company of Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, as Toledo. She was renamed Dearborn and launched on 27 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. R. C. Dahlinger of Dearborn, Michigan; and commissioned on 10 September 1944.

Service history

Sailing from Boston, Massachusetts, on 3 November 1944, Dearborn arrived at NS Argentia, Newfoundland, four days later for duty on weather patrol. She had similar duty off Bermuda, as well as plane guard and search and rescue duty until 30 April 1946 when she arrived back at Boston. On 7 May, she departed for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving there two days later. Dearborn was decommissioned there on 5 June 1946, and sold on 8 July 1947.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.