HMS Conn at Belfast, April 1945 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 2 June 1943 |
| Launched: | 21 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 31 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | Returned to US Navy on 26 November 1945 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap on 21 January 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 (2.31 m) pitch 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders |
| Endurance: | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) 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 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]
HMS Calder served with the Nore Command and the 21st Escort Group[1] earning battle honours for service in the Arctic (Russian Convoys), North Atlantic, English Channel, North Foreland and North Sea.
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