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USS Conyngham (DD-371)

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4 November screening reinforcements. She was strafed by a float plane on 16 November, which wounded 17 of her men and caused slight damage to the ship. On 7 December she covered the landings in
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from 22 July for overhaul, she remained there at the close of the war, and was decommissioned 20 December 1946. Used as a target in the 1946
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where from 22 October she conducted training exercises. Operations along the west coast, in the
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returned to escort duties until 16 October 1942, when she put out from Pearl Harbor to screen
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under heavy air attack, and on 11 December, entered Ormoc Bay again with reinforcements.
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continued to patrol from Pearl Harbor through December, and after a brief overhaul at
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made her maiden cruise to ports of northern Europe, and after overhaul at
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to join the screen of a convoy bound for Leyte and on the landings in
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continued until 2 April 1940, when she sailed from San Diego for
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she sank in error motor torpedo boats PT-77 and PT-79 near
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sailed with TF 58, screening battleships during the
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operation. On 13 June she fired in the bombardment of
531:, New Guinea. On 4 September she screened landings at 1496: 954: 638:, she was destroyed by sinking 2 July 1948 off the 366:, returning to local operations from Pearl Harbor. 527:from 1 to 3 July 1943, and on 23 August bombarded 434:, had escort duty between the west coast and the 1608:Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor 934: 718: 497:4 February 1943 to resume her support of the 8: 1588:World War II destroyers of the United States 908:List of destroyers of the United States Navy 674:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 445:s escort duties were interrupted to screen 941: 927: 919: 725: 711: 703: 693:Destroyer Photo Index DD-371 USS CONYNGHAM 949:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1948 668:This article incorporates text from the 19:For other ships with the same name, see 501:operation. On 7 February she bombarded 1618:Ships involved in Operation Crossroads 25: 42: 7: 606:for replenishment 23 December 1944, 469:. She defended the carriers in the 1593:Shipwrecks of the California coast 453:, and fought on 4, 5, and 6 June. 323:was launched 14 September 1934 by 154:341 ft 4 in (104 m) 14: 274:4 × K-gun depth charge projectors 233:1 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System, 170:9 ft 10 in (2,8 m) 1558: 1553: 661: 471:Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 44: 29: 489:and completed at Pearl Harbor. 473:on 26 October. On 2 November, 1: 677:. The entry can be found 481:, a village on the island of 369:On 7 December 1941, when the 225:2 × Depth Charge stern racks, 201:1 × Gun Director above bridge 465:for action in the Southwest 511:brought gunfire support to 1644: 1628:Maritime incidents in 1948 1623:Maritime incidents in 1946 18: 1548: 903: 877: 743: 557:San Francisco, California 380:lay moored at berth X-8, 121: 37: 28: 162:35 ft (10,7 m) 117:Sunk in test 2 July 1948 330:In the spring of 1937, 250:2 × Mk51 Gun Directors, 122:General characteristics 1583:Mahan-class destroyers 308:. 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Connolly 566:late in May 1944, 310:Gustavus Conyngham 304:before and during 302:United States Navy 206:5"(127mm)/38cal DP 61:Gustavus Conyngham 1570: 1569: 916: 915: 737:-class destroyers 652:in World War II. 280: 279: 262:Oerlikon 20 mm AA 80:14 September 1934 1635: 1562: 1557: 1541: 1531: 1521: 1511: 1489: 1467: 1457: 1447: 1431: 1421: 1410: 1398: 1388: 1378: 1367: 1356: 1345: 1334: 1324: 1313: 1302: 1291: 1280: 1269: 1258: 1247: 1229: 1219: 1208: 1190: 1179: 1161: 1150: 1139: 1128: 1117: 1099: 1088: 1077: 1059: 1048: 1038: 1027: 1017: 1000: 990: 980: 970: 943: 936: 929: 920: 727: 720: 713: 704: 665: 664: 451:Battle of Midway 444: 438:. 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USS Conyngham

Gustavus Conyngham
Boston Navy Yard
battle stars
Mahan-class
destroyer
5"(127mm)/38cal DP
21 inch (533 mm)
.50cal (12.7mm)
5" (127mm)/38cal DP
21 inch (533 mm)
Bofors 40 mm AA
Oerlikon 20 mm AA
Depth Charge
Mahan-class
destroyer
United States Navy
World War II
Gustavus Conyngham
Boston Navy Yard
Boston, Massachusetts
San Diego, California
Hawaiian Islands
Caribbean
Pearl Harbor
Samoa
Fiji
Australia
Japanese

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