USS Conyngham (DD-58)

Conyngham in pattern camouflage
History
United States
Name	Conyngham
Namesake	Gustavus Conyngham
Ordered	1913[3]
Builder	William Cramp & Sons[1] Philadelphia
Yard number	419[2]
Laid down	27 July 1914[1]
Launched	8 July 1915[1]
Sponsored by	Miss A. C. Stevens[1]
Commissioned	21 January 1916[1]
Decommissioned	23 June 1922[1]
Stricken	5 July 1934[1]
Identification	Hull symbol:DD-58 Code letters:NJE
Fate	transferred to U.S. Coast Guard, 7 June 1924[1]
United States
Name	Conyngham
Acquired	7 June 1924[4]
Commissioned	8 March 1925, Cape May, New Jersey[4]
Decommissioned	5 June 1933[4]
Identification	Hull symbol:CG-2
Fate	Returned to U.S. Navy, 30 June 1933,[4] Sold on 22 August 1934
General characteristics
Class and type	Tucker-class destroyer
Displacement	1,090 long tons (1,110 t)[3] 1,205 long tons (1,224 t) fully loaded[1]
Length	315 ft 3 in (96.09 m)[1]
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)[3]
Draft	9 ft 4+1⁄2 in (2.858 m) (mean)[5] 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × Yarrow boilers 18,000 shp (13,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Curtis geared steam turbines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	29.5 kn (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)[1] 29.63 kn (34.10 mph; 54.87 km/h) (Speed on Trial)[5]
Complement	5 officers 96 enlisted[6]
Armament	4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber guns 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 × 2)

USS Conyngham (Destroyer No. 58/DD-58) was a Tucker-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Gustavus Conyngham.

Conyngham was laid down by the William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia, in July 1914 and launched in July of the following year. The ship was a little more than 315 feet (96 m) in length, just over 30 feet (9.1 m) abeam, and had a standard displacement of 1,090 long tons (1,110 t). She was armed with four 4-inch (10 cm) guns and had eight 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. Conyngham was powered by a pair of steam turbines that propelled her at up to 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h).

After her January 1916 commissioning, Conyngham sailed in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Conyngham was part of the first U.S. destroyer squadron sent overseas. Patrolling the Irish Sea out of Queenstown, Ireland, Conyngham made several rescues of passengers and crew from ships sunk by U-boats. Conyngham's commander was commended for actions related to what was thought at the time to be a "probable" kill of a German submarine.

Upon returning to the United States in December 1918, Conyngham underwent repairs at the Boston Navy Yard. She remained there in reduced commission through 1921, with only brief episodes of activity. After returning to active service for about a year, she was decommissioned in June 1922. In June 1924, Conyngham was transferred to the United States Coast Guard to help enforce Prohibition as a part of the "Rum Patrol". She operated under the name USCGC Conyngham (CG-2) until 1933, when she was returned to the Navy. Later that year, the ship was renamed DD-58 to free the name Conyngham for another destroyer. She was sold for scrap in August 1934.