USS Cooner

History
United States
NameUSS Cooner
NamesakeBunyan Randolph Cooner
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down22 February 1943
Launched23 July 1943
Commissioned21 August 1943
Decommissioned25 June 1946
Stricken1 July 1972
FateSold for scrap, 1 November 1973
General characteristics
Class and typeCannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Cooner (DE-172) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1973.