| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Rudderow |
| Pennant | DE 685 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 30 Jan 1970 |
| History | Decommissioned 16 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Coates (DE 685)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Wilbur Summers Wills, Jr., USNR | 24 Jan 1944 | 25 Jun 1944 |
| 2 | Frederick William Maennle, USNR | 25 Jun 1944 | 30 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | Cmdr James R. Hinton, Jr., USNR | 30 Jul 1945 | 12 Nov 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.(jg) Sion Alford Boney, USNR | 12 Nov 1945 |
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