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The third Beaufort (PF-59) laid down on 21 July 1943 at Superior, Wisc., by the Globe Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1466); launched on 9 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Elma G. Rodgers; accepted by the Navy on 8 July 1944 and placed in service for the trip to Boston; arrived at Boston on 20 July 1944; placed out of service on 29 July 1944; converted to a weather station ship at the Boston Navy Yard; and commissioned on 28 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. George R. Boyce, USCG, temporarily in command.

'''Beaufort III''' (PF-59) laid down on 21 July 1943 at Superior, Wisc., by the Globe Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1466); launched on 9 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Elma G. Rodgers; accepted by the Navy on 8 July 1944 and placed in service for the trip to Boston; arrived at Boston on 20 July 1944; placed out of service on 29 July 1944; converted to a weather station ship at the Boston Navy Yard; and commissioned on 28 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. George R. Boyce, USCG, temporarily in command.