USS Coos Bay (AVP-25)
USS Coos Bay (AVP-25) off Houghton, Washington, on her commissioning day, 15 May 1943 |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Coos Bay |
| Namesake: | Coos Bay on the coast of Oregon |
| Laid down: | 15 August 1941 |
| Launched: | 15 May 1942 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. L. E. Geheres |
| Commissioned: | 16 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1946 |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Honors and awards: |
Two battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate: | Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard 4 May 1949 Returned to U.S. Navy 2 September 1967 Sunk as target 9 January 1968 |
| Notes: | Servd in Coast Guard as cutter USCGC Coos Bay (WAVP-386) 1949-1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender |
| Displacement: | 1,766 tons(light); 2,750 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed: | 18.6 knots (34 km/h) |
| Complement: | 215 (ship's company) 376 (with aviation unit) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar; sonar |
| Armament: | As completed four, later one, single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mounts one quad 40-millimeter antiaircraft gun mount two dual 40-mm sntiaircraft gun mounts four dual 20-mm antiaircraft gun mounts 2 × depth charge tracks |
| Aviation facilities: | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel |
USS Coos Bay (AVP-25) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946.
Read more about USS Coos Bay (AVP-25): Construction and Commissioning, Post-World War II U.S. Navy Service, Decommissioning, On Loan To The United States Coast Guard, Sunk As Target
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