Allied Warships

USS Coolbaugh (DE 217)

Destroyer Escort of the Buckley class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassBuckley 
PennantDE 217 
Built byPhiladelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Feb 1943 
Launched29 May 1943 
Commissioned15 Oct 1943 
End service21 Feb 1959 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 21 February 1959.
Stricken 1 July 1972.
Sold 17 August 1973 and broken up.

 

Commands listed for USS Coolbaugh (DE 217)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Leon Samuel Kintberger, USN15 Oct 194315 Feb 1944
2Cdr. Stuart T Hotchkiss, USNR15 Feb 194413 Jun 1945
3Stanley E Zimmerman, USNR13 Jun 1945

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Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.


The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts

Bruce Hampton Franklin

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