USS COATES DE 685
"This photo was taken prior to her 1955 yard
refurbishment when she was transferred to reserve
training fleet, after November 1957.
Changes included a trainable hedge hog mount on the forward 01 level not shown here."
Photo 1 | Photo 2 Photo submitted by Ed O'Brien, FT 2/c
Served aboard July 1955 to
November 1957
Named for Carpenter's Mate First Class Charles Coates, b.
2 June 1912, Oakland, CA;
KIA 13 November 1942 aboard JUNEAU (CL-52), Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Type: TEV
Builder: BQM
Keel laid 11/08/43
Launched 12/12/43
Commissioned 01/24/44
First CO: Lt Wilbur S. Wills, Jr. (1)
School ship 04/08/44-09/15/45
Redesignated as APD-138, but not converted
Decommissioned 04/16/46
Recommissioned 02/07/51-1970
Stricken 01/30/70
Target, sunk 09/19/71 From
the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster.
March 2006
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