USS Beaufort

USS Beaufort (PF-59) was a Tacoma-class frigate acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. Although she was designed as a patrol craft, she was reconfigured and employed as a weather station ship in the North Atlantic Ocean. Beaufort's task was to launch weather balloons and transmit weather data via radio to her shore-based commanders.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-07-21T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1944-08-28T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-04-19T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-10-09T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

USS Beaufort

From Warlike

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