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DE 596 / APD 106 USS WALTER B. COBB

CLASS - Rudderow
Displacement 1,450 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 40mm AA, 10 x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2 Dc Racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; GE turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 15 January 1944, Launched 23 February 1944
Reclassified APD - 106 15 July 1944 and converted while still under construction.
Commissioned 25 April 1945, Decommissioned 27 March 1946
Recommissioned 6 February 1951, Decommissioned 15 May 1957
Stricken 1 January 1966
Fate Sold to Taiwan 15 January 1966
Collided with Wen Shan (ex-DE-60 Gantner) while enroute under tow to Taiwan on 17 April 1966 and sank 4 days later.

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Walter B. Cobb 96k Malta, 1951. USN / James G. Plough
Walter B. Cobb 77k Off Long Beach, California, 1955. USN / James G. Plough

USS WALTER B. COBB DE- 596 / APD 106 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Next Reunion, (9th) Branson MO May 5-10,2003
Contact Name: James G. Plough
Address: 531 Cliff Lane, Jefferson City, TN 37760-4801
Phone: 865-475-2970
E-mail: jpl5925548@aol.com


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
NavSource APD Pages, WALTER B. COBB
WALTER B. COBB Web Page

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