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USS COATES

(APD-138)

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USS COATES (APD-138 ) - a Rudderow class destroyer escort

In Commission 1944 to 1968

APD-138 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC 1943 Keel Date: 12 DEC 1943
at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Hingham MA
JAN 1944 Commissioned: 24 JAN 1944
JAN 1944 Launch Date: 24 JAN 1944
JAN 1970 Decommissioned: 30 JAN 1970

APD-138 General Specifications

Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort

Named for: Charles Coates

Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1450 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Flank Speed: 24 knots

Final Disposition: Sunk as target 19 September 1971