Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Destroyer escort

USS McConnell

Cannon-class destroyer escort

USS McConnell
U.S. Navy — U.S. Navy photo DE-163-224-45 from Navsource.org — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS McConnell (DE-163) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 6 January 1945. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 22 November 1944 until 10 January 1945.

Service

  1. United States Navy as USS McConnell28 May 1943 — 29 June 1946828 days of the war
Cannon-class destroyer escort Particulars
Name
USS McConnell
Namesake
Riley Franklin McConnell
Builder
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down
19 October 1942
Launched
28 March 1943
Commissioned
28 May 1943
Decommissioned
29 June 1946
Struck
1 October 1972
Fate
Sold for scrapping 21 March 1974 (1974)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,240 long tons (1,260 t)
Length
93.27 m (306 ft) OA
Beam
10.97 m (36 ft)
Draught
3.35 m (11 ft)
Speed
21 knots (38.9 km/h, 24.2 mph)
Range
10,800 nmi (20,002 km)
Complement
216
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

USS McConnell was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Riley Franklin McConnell. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey laid her keel on 19 October 1942. Launched on 28 March 1943, she entered service on 28 May 1943.

She was one of 79 ships of her class. The class followed the Buckley-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Edsall-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,240 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 216. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 828 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 29 June 1946. She was struck from the register on 1 October 1972.

She was broken up for scrap on 21 March 1974.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Armament
  • 3 single × Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns
  • 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns
  • 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds)
  • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

Sister ships

54 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS McConnell on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: U.S. Navy — U.S. Navy photo DE-163-224-45 from Navsource.org — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons