USS Conner (DD-582)

History
United States
Name	USS Conner (DD-582)
Namesake	David Conner
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	6 April 1942
Launched	18 July 1942
Sponsored by	Miss T.L. Conner
Commissioned	8 June 1943
Decommissioned	5 July 1946
Fate	Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 15 September 1959
Stricken	1 September 1975
History
Greece
Name	Aspis (D06)
Acquired	15 September 1959
Stricken	1991
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1997
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nautical miles at 15 kt   (12,000 km at 30 km/h)
Complement	273
Armament	5 × 5 in./38 guns (127 mm), 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Conner (DD-582) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship to be named in honor of Commodore David Conner (1792–1856), who led U.S. Naval forces during the first part of the Mexican–American War.

Conner was launched on 18 July 1942 by the Boston Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss T.L. Conner; and commissioned on 8 June 1943.