| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 331 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 5 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 1968 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 4 October 1946. Loaned to the United States Coast Guard and (re)commissioned by them as WDE-431 on 20 June 1951. Returned to the U.S.N. and decommissioned 14 May 1954. Reclassified as DER-331 on 28 October 1954. Recommissioned 26 August 1955. Decommissioned in 1968. Stricken 23 September 1968. Sold 3 September 1969 and broken up for scrap. |
Commands listed for USS Koiner (DE 331)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. C. S. Judson, USN | 27 Dec 1943 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Koiner include:
11 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-869 was sunk off New Jersey, USA in position 39º33'N, 73º02'W by Hedgehogs and depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Howard D. Crow and USS Koiner. (see map)