Paint gleaming and brass fittings buffed to a hospital shine, there were frigates from near-allies such as ...

红色部分 Paint gleaming and brass fittings buffed to a hospital shine，是两个并列的“独立主格结构”：

1. Paint gleaming，逻辑主语（paint） + 现在分词（gleaming）：油漆闪闪发光。

2. brass fittings buffed to a hospital shine，逻辑主语（brass fittings） + 过去分词（buffed）：黄铜配件被打磨得像医院的光亮一样。这里，to 表示结果，有“变成，达到”之意。