HMS Conn (K509)
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| Career |   |
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| Laid down: | June 2, 1943 |
| Launched: | August 21, 1943 |
| Commissioned: | August 31, 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | Returned to US Navy on November 26, 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap on January 21, 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,800 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) (overall) |
| Beam: | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
| Draught: | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) standard 11.25 ft (3.4 m) full load |
| Propulsion: |
2 boilers, General Electric Turbo-electric drive 2 solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb 3-bladed propellers, 8.5 ft (2.6 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.3 m) pitch 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders |
| Endurance: | 5,500 miles at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | Typically between 170 & 186 |
HMS Conn was a Buckley class Captain class frigate during World War II[1]. Named after Captain John Conn[1] of the HMS Dreadnought at the Battle of Trafalgar[2].
The Commanding Officers of HMS Conn were Lt C.D.Williams RN October 1943 and Lt Cdr R Hart DSC September 1944, Senior Officer of the 21st Escort Group[1].
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HMS Calder served with the Nore Command and the 21th Escort Group[1] earning battle honours for service in the Arctic (Russian Convoys), North Atlantic, English Channel, North Foreland and North Sea.
- Pennant (UK): K 509[1]
- Pennant (US): DE 80[1]
- Built by: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)[3]
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- ^ a b c d e f The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood, published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN 085052 615 9
- ^ Trafalgar order of battle. (2007, July 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:51, August 22, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trafalgar_order_of_battle&oldid=145671425
- ^ The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN 086176118X.
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