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Connolly

Class	Evarts class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-306
Builder	Mare Island Navy Yard
Launched	1944-01-15
Commissioned	1944-07-08
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 22 November 1945. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Short-hull destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns and one funnel. No torpedo tubes.
Command	Collier, William A. Commanding officer from 8 July 1944

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

Connolly, hull DE-306, belonged to the Evarts class of destroyer escorts. Mare Island Navy Yard laid her down on 21 June 1943 and launched her on 15 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 8 July 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant William A. Collier.

Her Pacific duty took her to Iwo Jima, Espiritu Santo, Okinawa, and Ulithi. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 22 November 1945. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.