| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 217 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 29 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 21 Feb 1959 |
| History | Decommissioned 21 February 1959. |
Commands listed for USS Coolbaugh (DE 217)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Leon Samuel Kintberger, USN | 15 Oct 1943 | 19 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Stuart Trowbridge Hotchkiss, USNR | 19 Feb 1944 | 13 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | Lcmdr Stanley Elliot Zimmerman, USNR | 13 Jun 1945 | 31 Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Coolbaugh include:
7 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.E. Zimmerman, USNR), USS Jallao (Cdr. J.B. Icenhower, USN) and USS Searaven (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Smallwood, Jr., USN).
8 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.E. Zimmerman, USNR), USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN), USS Plaice (Cdr. R.S. Andrews, USN), USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen, USN) and USS Sargo (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hingson, USN).
13 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS J. Douglas Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Johnston, USNR) and USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.E. Zimmerman, USNR).
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