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DE- 217 USS COOLBAUGH

CLASS: Buckley TYPE: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 198

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Philadelphia NSY on 22 February 1943, Launched 29 May 1943
Commissioned 15 October 1943
Decommissioned 21 February 1960, Stricken 1 July 1972
Fate: sold for scrapping 17 August 1973

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Coolbaugh 73k Coolbaugh shown in original configuration with 3"/50 guns prior to conversion in 1945 when 5"/38's replaced the 3"/50's. Edwin Wheat
Coolbaugh 78k circa 1945 USN / Robert Lamb
Coolbaugh 132k undated post war image USN / Jerry Defoe
Coolbaugh 99k circa 1954. Edwin Wheat
Coolbaugh 89k circa 1957 J. Andrus

USS COOLBAUGH DE- 217 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information


Contact Name: Capt Milton R. Kochert USNR (Ret)
Address: 290 Montridge Drive / Canfield OH 44406
Phone: (330) 533-5753
E-mail:captmilt53@aol.com

Contact Name:Rodney Monnat
Address:132 Doc Morrison Road / Sanbornville NH 03872
Phone:none
E-mail:mlmrfm@worldpath.net

Up Coming:18th Annual Reunion
26 - 30 September 2004, Fort Mitchell KY


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.


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