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Coolbaugh

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ClassBuckley class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-217
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard
Launched1943-05-29
Commissioned1943-10-15
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 21 February 1960. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

Coolbaugh
U.S. Navy. USS Coolbaugh (DE-217) underway, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Coolbaugh, hull DE-217, belonged to the Buckley class of destroyer escorts. Philadelphia Navy Yard laid her down on 22 February 1943 and launched her on 29 May 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 15 October 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Leon Samuel Kintberger.

Her Pacific duty took her to Emirau, Manus, Eniwetok, and Leyte. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 21 February 1960. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.