USS Burlington (PF-51)

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USS Burlington (PF-51)
History
United States
NameBurlington
NamesakeCity of Burlington, Iowa
ReclassifiedPF-51, 15 April 1943
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles
Yard number536
Laid down19 October 1943
Launched7 December 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Florence E. Conrad
Acquired31 March 1944
Commissioned3 April 1944
Decommissioned26 August 1945
Honors and
awards		2
battle stars, World War II
FateTransferred to Soviet Navy, 26 August 1945[1]
AcquiredReturned by Soviet Navy, 14 November 1949
Recommissioned5 January 1951
Decommissioned15 September 1952
Honors and
awards		5 battle stars, Korean War
Stricken28 May 1953
FateSold to
Colombian National Armada
, 26 June 1953
Soviet Union
NameEK-21
Acquired26 August 1945[1]
Commissioned26 August 1945[1]
FateReturned to United States, 14 November 1949
Colombia
NameAlmirante Brión
Acquired26 June 1953
FateScrapped 1968
General characteristics
Class and typeTacoma-class frigate
Displacement1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
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 Burlington (PF-51) was a

Colombian National Armada
as ARC Almirante Brión (F 14).

Construction and commissioning

Burlington originally was authorized as a patrol

launched on 7 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Florence E. Conrad (wife of Max Conrad, the mayor of Burlington), acquired from the Maritime Commission by the U.S. Navy on 31 March 1944, and commissioned on 3 April 1944, with a United States Coast Guard
crew.

Service history

U.S. Navy, World War II, 1944–1945

Following

San Francisco
, California, on 25 December 1944 for repairs.

After repairs and preparations for cold-weather operations, Burlington departed San Francisco on 18 February 1945 for five months of patrol and escort duty in the

Washington, for repairs and alterations in preparation for her transfer. After undergoing repairs between 18 July 1945 and 2 August 1945, she headed north on 8 August 1945 for Cold Bay, where she soon began training her new Soviet crew.[2]

Soviet Navy, 1945–1949

Following the completion of training for her Soviet crew, Burlington was

Soviet Far East.[2]

In February 1946, the United States began negotiations for the return of ships loaned to the Soviet Union for use during World War II. On 8 May 1947,

James V. Forrestal informed the United States Department of State that the United States Department of the Navy wanted 480 of the 585 combatant ships it had transferred to the Soviet Union for World War II use returned, EK-21 among them. Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted, but on 14 November 1949 the Soviet Union finally returned EK-21 to the U.S. Navy at Yokosuka, Japan.[3]

U.S. Navy, Korean War, 1951–1952

Reverting to her original name, Burlington remained inactive in the

Songjin
, bombarding shore targets, serving as harbor entrance control vessel, and performing patrol and escort duties.

After a brief repair period in

Task Force 77, performing escort duty in the underway replenishment
area off the east coast of Korea.

Burlington entered Yokosuka Navy Yard for overhaul late in September 1951 and returned to escort duty in Korean waters on 5 December 1951. Until early July 1952, she continued combat operations, periodically returning to Sasebo for repairs and training.

Burlington departed Sasebo on 3 July 1952 bound for the Philippine Islands, where she participated in exercises off the west coast of

Navy List
on 28 May 1953.

Colombian Navy, 1953–1968

The United States sold Burlington to the government of Colombia on 26 June 1953. She operated with the Colombian Navy under the name ARC Almirante Brión (F 14).

Almirante Brión was scrapped in 1968.

Honors and awards

The U.S. Navy awarded Burlington two

battle stars
for her World War II service and five battle stars for her Korean War service.

References

  1. ^
    large infantry landing craft (LCI(L)s) and information on p. 27 about the transfer of USS Coronado (PF-38)
    , which Russell says typified the transfer process – indicating that Burlington's U.S. Navy decommissioning, transfer, and Soviet Navy commissioning all occurred simultaneously on 26 August 1945.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-945274-35-1
    , p. 39.
  3. ISBN 0-945274-35-1
    , pp. 37-38, 39.


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