USS Coolbaugh

History
United States
Name	USS Coolbaugh
Namesake	Walter W. Coolbaugh
Ordered	1942
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down	22 February 1943
Launched	29 May 1943
Commissioned	15 October 1943
Decommissioned	21 February 1960
Stricken	1 July 1972
Honors and; awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrap, 17 August 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Buckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard; 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load;
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard; 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load;
Propulsion	2 × boilers; General Electric turbo-electric drive; 12,000 shp (8.9 MW); 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch; 2 × rudders; 359 tons fuel oil;
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph); 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph);
Complement	15 officers, 198 men
Armament	3 × 3"/50 caliber guns; 1 × quad 1.1"/75 caliber gun; 8 × single 20 mm guns; 1 × triple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Coolbaugh (DE-217) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1960. She was scrapped in 1973.

History

United States
Name	USS Coolbaugh
Namesake	Walter W. Coolbaugh
Ordered	1942
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down	22 February 1943
Launched	29 May 1943
Commissioned	15 October 1943
Decommissioned	21 February 1960
Stricken	1 July 1972
Honors and awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrap, 17 August 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Buckley-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load
Propulsion	2 × boilers General Electric turbo-electric drive 12,000 shp (8.9 MW) 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch 2 × rudders 359 tons fuel oil
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers, 198 men
Armament	3 × 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × quad 1.1"/75 caliber gun 8 × single 20 mm guns 1 × triple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks