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U.S.S. COONER
(DE-172)Click to view crew list
DE-172 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-172 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-172 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 FEB 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark New J | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 23 JUL 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 21 AUG 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | MAY | 1945 | North Atlantic Convoy Escort Duty |
| JUN | 1945 | - | DEC | 1945 | Pacific Escort Duty |
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-172 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Bunyan Randolph Cooner
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 1 November 1973