USS Coos Bay

USS Coos Bay (AVP-25) off Houghton, Washington, on her commissioning day, 15 May 1943
History
United States
Name	USS Coos Bay (AVP-25)
Namesake	Coos Bay on the coast of Oregon
Laid down	15 August 1941
Launched	15 May 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. L. E. Geheres
Commissioned	16 May 1943
Decommissioned	30 April 1946
Honors and awards	Two battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard 4 May 1949
Acquired	Returned by Coast Guard 2 September 1967
Fate	Sunk as target 9 January 1968
United States
Name	USCGC Coos Bay (WAVP-376)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Loaned by U.S. Navy to U.S. Coast Guard 5 January 1949
Commissioned	4 May 1949
Decommissioned	1 September 1966
Reclassified	High endurance cutter (WHEC-376) 1 May 1966
Decommissioned	1 September 1966
Fate	Returned to U.S. Navy 2 September 1967
General characteristics (seaplane tender)
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons(light); 2,750 tons (full load)
Length	311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company) 376 (with aviation unit)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	As completed four, later one, single 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mounts one quad 40 mm antiaircraft gun mount two dual 40-mm antiaircraft gun mounts four dual 20-mm antiaircraft gun mounts 2 × depth charge tracks
Aviation facilities	Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel
General characteristics (Coast Guard cutter)
Class and type	Casco-class cutter
Displacement	2,510 tons (full load) in 1965
Length	310 ft 0.375 in (94.49753 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	41 ft 0 in (12.50 m) maximum
Draft	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) at full load in 1965
Installed power	6,080 bhp (4,530 kW)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse geared diesel engines, two shafts; 166,421 US gallons (629,970 L) of fuel
Speed	17.2 knots (31.9 km/h) (maximum sustained in 1965) 10.3 knots (19.1 km/h) (economic in 1965)
Range	9,974 nautical miles (18,472 km) at 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h) in 1965 20,700 nautical miles (38,300 km) at 10.3 knots (19.1 km/h) in 1965
Complement	151 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 138 enlisted personnel) in 1965
Sensors and processing systems	Radars in 1965: SPS-23, SPS-29A Sonar in 1965: SQS-1
Armament	In 1965: one single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber gun

USS Coos Bay (AVP-25) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service during the latter half of World War II. After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard from 1949 to 1966 as the cutter USCGC Coos Bay (WAVP-376), later WHEC-376.