USS Cole (DD-155)
![]() USS Cole and USS Langley underway in the South Pacific.
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Name | Cole |
Namesake | Edward B. Cole |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 470 |
Laid down | 25 June 1918 |
Launched | 11 January 1919 |
Commissioned | 19 June 1919 |
Decommissioned | 10 July 1922 |
Identification | DD-155 |
Commissioned | 1 May 1930 |
Decommissioned | 1 November 1945 |
Reclassified | AG-116 30 June 1945 |
Stricken | 16 November 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 6 October 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,090 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-116. It was named for Edward B. Cole, a United States Marine Corps officer who died as a result of the wounds he received at the Battle of Belleau Wood.
Cole was
Service history
Cole sailed from New York 30 June 1919, to join U.S. Naval Forces in
on 10 July 1922.Recommissioned on 1 May 1930, Cole joined the Scouting Fleet in the Atlantic. Once again it cruised along the east coast and in the Caribbean and took part in training exercises. From 22 October 1932 to 24 March 1933, Cole was in reduced commission at Norfolk Naval Shipyard as part of a rotating reserve squadron. On 4 April 1933, the destroyer participated in the fruitless search for survivors of the wreck of the airship Akron. From 3 February to 14 August 1934, the ship was again reduced to the rotating reserve squadron.
On 15 August 1934, Cole was assigned to the Scouting Force in the Pacific, and following maneuvers in the Caribbean reached its new base at
Recommissioned 16 October 1939, Cole joined the
Along with patrol and escort duties in the Western Mediterranean, Cole took part in the
Awards
In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation, Cole received three
Convoys escorted
Convoy | Escort Group | Dates | Notes |
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HX 159 | 10-19 Nov 1941[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war | |
ON 39
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29 Nov-4 Dec 1941[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war | |
HX 166 | 25-31 Dec 1941[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland | |
ON 53
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9-14 Jan 1942[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland | |
HX 171 | 22-24 Jan 1942[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland | |
ON 89
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MOEF group A1
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23–26 April 1942[2] | from Northern Ireland to Iceland |
ON 126
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8-10 Sep 1942[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland |
In popular culture
In June 2017, the
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- ^ a b c "HX convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "ON convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 19 June 2011.