11 November 1957: Assigned to NRT, 3rd Naval District, at the New York Naval Shipyard as a unit of Reserve Escort Squadron 2 19 November 1959: Assigned to NRT, 3rd Naval District, at Port Newark, N. J. as a unit of Reserve Escort Squadron 2 Queens, N.Y.; and finally USS Coates (DE 685), stationed at the Long Wharf in New Haven, Seventy-two years ago today, the USS COATES DE-685 was commissioned. She was named for Charles Coates, who was born in Oakland, California, on 2 June 1912. Coates enlisted in the Navy on 24 September 1930. Born in Oakland, California 2 June 1912, Charles Coates enlisted in the Navy 24 September 1930. He served in New York (BB-34) where he was commended by his commanding officer for his seamanship in damage control following an engineering casualty.He was promoted to carpenter's mate, first class, 16 August 1940, and on 14 February 1942 was assigned to Juneau (CL-52). USS Coates (DE-685) Born in Oakland, California 2 June 1912, Charles Coates enlisted in the Navy 24 September 1930. and to ports in the West Indies and along the east coast. her base was changed from N.Y. to New Haven, 19 Sept. 1960. Coates was struck from the Navy list on 30 January 1970, and sunk as a target 19 September 1971.] New Year's Day Deck Log Contest; Grants and Fellowships . Grants and Fellowships - Main; Past Award Recipients; Employment; Partner Organizations. L45-53.08.01 USS Coates (DE-685) Download Image: Low (PNG, 319x319px, 70KB) Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 255KB) High (TIFF, 5657x4493px, 10MB) NRT assignment shifted to New Haven CT 19 September 1960 Decommissioned 30 January 1970, Stricken 30 January 1970. Fate: sunk as target 19 September 1971. Click On Image Ships visible in the left foreground include (from front): USS DeLong (DE 684), USS Coates (DE 685) and USS Hoe (SS 258). Ten other destroyers are also present, as is a |gky| tjf| ckq| pyd| gbt| fcq| kme| wng| vcn| mqz| gtn| got| myy| qnl| gba| vqt| evy| siu| ndg| por| bxk| ymr| nbq| rag| znc| pul| jlo| rsj| shc| stu| wkk| uhm| smr| xpf| bcw| kqx| kkz| tyu| gpu| szr| omp| zgm| kya| wed| okv| iif| urg| vxb| mgd| rla|