| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-68 |
| Built by | Leatham D Smith Shipyard (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 16 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 2 Oct 1944 |
| End service | 3 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 3 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Brunswick (PF-68)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Benjamin B Sherry, USCGR | 3 Oct 1944 | 8 Sep 1945 (1) |
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Notable events involving Brunswick include:
3 Jan 1945
USS Brunswick picks up 50 men from the American merchant Henry Miller that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-870 22 nautical miles southwest of Cape Spartel in position 35°51'N, 06°24'W.
20 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Selfridge (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Boyd, USN), USS Knoxville (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Reynolds, USCGR) and USS Brunswick (Lt.Cdr. B.B. Sherry, USCGR).