USS Conway (DD-507)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Conway.

USS Conway (DDE-507) on 6 December 1950
History
United States
NamesakeWilliam Conway
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down5 November 1941
Launched16 August 1942
Commissioned9 October 1942
Decommissioned15 November 1969
FateSunk as a target 26 June 1970
General characteristics
Class and typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6500 nm at 15 kn (12,000 km at 28 km/h)
Complement336
Armament

USS Conway (DD/DDE-507), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Conway, who distinguished himself during the Civil War.[1]

Conway was laid down 5 November 1941, launched 16 August 1942 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by the wife of Captain Frank E. Beatty, U.S.N., Naval aide to the Secretary of Navy in part of the largest mass launch to that point in the war shipbuilding program and the largest in Maine's history in which five British Ocean type freighters, the Liberty SS Ethan Allen, USS Cony and Conway were launched.[2][3] The ship was commissioned 9 October 1942.[1]

  1. ^ a b Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Conway.
  2. ^ Pacific Marine Review September 1942, p. 92.
  3. ^ Radio To Mark Launching of Eight Ships Sunday Marion Star, The. Marion, Ohio. Saturday, 15 August 1942. Page 4. Launched 16 August 1942 with Cony, Ethan Allen and 5 British cargo ships.