 USS Coos Bay (AVP-25) History
Circa 1945
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...31MAR45 Sat. United States naval vessels damaged: Heavy cruiser PENSACOLA (CA-24), by collision, Okinawa area, 26 d. 10'N., 127 d. 19'E. Light minelayer ADAMS (DM-27), by suicide plane, Okinawa area, 26 d. 12'N., 127 d. 08'E. Seaplane tender (small) COOS BAY (AVP-25), by collision, Central Pacific area, 12 d. 07'N., 156 d. 27'E. Attack transport HINSDALE (APA-120), by suicide plane, Okinawa area, 25 d. 54'N., 127 d. 49'E. LST 724 and LST 884, by suicide plane, Okinawa area, 25 d. 59'N., 127 d. 50'E. Japanese submarine sunk: I-8, by destroyers MORRISON (DD-560) and STOCKTON (DD-646), Okinawa area, 25 d. 29'N., 128 d. 35'E..." http://www.rtcol.com/~weshortz/history/hist45vj.htm [06JAN2001]
Circa 1943
A BIT OF HISTORY:   Coos Bay (AVP 25) "...The USS COOS BAY (AVP 25) taken in May 1943..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [17MAR2001]
A BIT OF HISTORY:  Coos Bay (AVP 25) "...The USS COOS BAY (AVP 25) taken in May 1943..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [17MAR2001]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History Of The USS Coos Bay (AVP 25)- 15MAY43 - 30APR46..." Contributed by William Forte blf1111@aol.com USS Coos Bay Historian [17DEC2001]
 USS Coos Bay - Chapter I Chronology 597KB
USS Coos Bay - Chapter II Narrative 783KB
USS Coos Bay - Chapter III Air-Sea (Dumbo) Resue Operations 359KB
USS Coos Bay - Chapter III Aircraft Squadrons Tended and CO Biographies 214KB
Circa 1942
A BIT OF HISTORY:  Coos Bay (AVP 25) "...The USS COOS BAY (AVP 25) launched at Lake Washington Shipyard Hull #528 August 15, 1942..." Contributed by William Forte blf1111@aol.com USS Coos Bay Historian [17DEC2001]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Coos Bay (AVP 25)..." http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/auxil/avp25.htm [03JAN2001]
Coos Bay (AVP 25)
A bay in the coast of Oregon.
AVP-25; d. 1,766; l. 311'8"; b. 41'1"; d. 13'6"; s. 20 k.; cpl. 215; a. 4 5"; cl. Barnegat)
Coos Bay (AVP-25) was launched 15 May 1942 by Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Wash.; sponsored by Mrs. L. E. Geheres; commissioned 16 May 1943, Commander W. Miller in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
Coos Bay cleared San Diego 22 July 1943 for Pearl Harbor, Espiritu Santo and Cavutu, where she established a seadrome for VP-71 from 13 October until 23 November. She was based successively at Tulagi, at Blanche Harbor in the Treasuries, and at Green Island until 16 June. After carrying men and equipment of Fleet Air Wing 1 from New Georgia to Espiritu Santo, Coos Bay sailed 21 August for Guadalcanal, where she unloaded aviation equipment. From 8 September to 9 December she served at Saipan as station tender, then returned to San Pedro, Calif., for an overhaul.
The tender returned to Pearl Harbor 17 March, and 4 days later sailed for Ulithi. During her passage, she collided with a merchant vessel which took her in tow for emergency repairs at Eniwetok, then Coos Bay proceeded to San Pedro, Calif., for overhaul. Returning to Pearl Harbor, Coos Bay remained there until 1 September, and then sailed for Ominato Ko, Honshu, Japan, arriving 13 September for station tender duty until 2 December, when she proceeded to Orange, Tex., arriving 11 January 1946 for inactivation. Coos Bay was placed out of commission in reserve 30 April 1946, and was lent to the U.S. Coast Guard 5 January 1949.
Coos Bay received two battle stars for World War II service.
Circa Unknown
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A BIT OF HISTORY:  Coos Bay (AVP 25) "...Captain Miller accepts USS COOS BAY (AVP 25) from Captain Grey, 13th Naval District - hoists commissioning pennant and sets first watch at 1008 hours..." Contributed by William Forte blf1111@aol.com USS Coos Bay Historian [17DEC2001]
A BIT OF HISTORY:  Coos Bay (AVP 25) "...The USS COOS BAY (AVP 25) in Tanapag Harbor Saipan rigged for fueling PBYs..." Contributed by William Forte blf1111@aol.com USS Coos Bay Historian [17DEC2001]
A BIT OF HISTORY:  USS Coos Bay (AVP 25) and USS Tangier (AV-8) "...USS COOS BAY (AVP 25) and USS TANGIER (AV 8) at anchor in Ominato Bay, Japan in October 1945..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [17MAR2001]
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