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HMS Conn (K509)

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Laid down
  
2 June 1943

Construction started
  
2 June 1943

Commissioned
  
31 August 1943

Launched
  
21 August 1943

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Decommissioned
  
Returned to US Navy on 26 November 1945

Fate
  
Sold for scrap on 21 January 1948

Displacement
  
1,800 tons (fully loaded)

Length
  
306 ft (93 m) (overall)

HMS Conn was a Buckley class Captain class frigate during World War II. Named after Captain John Conn of HMS Dreadnought at the Battle of Trafalgar.

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.

General information

HMS Conn served with the Nore Command and the 21st Escort Group earning battle honours for service in the Arctic (Russian Convoys), North Atlantic, English Channel, North Foreland and North Sea.

  • Pennant (UK): K 509
  • Pennant (US): DE 80
  • Built by: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
  • References

    HMS Conn (K509) Wikipedia