| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-509 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Launched | 1942-08-30 |
| Commissioned | 1942-11-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Transferred to Spain, 1 July 1959 |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
| Command |
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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.
U.S. Navy. USS Converse (DD-509) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 10 June 1944 (80-G-358640).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Hamberger, DeWitt Clinton EllisCaptain, 20 November 1942 – 1 December 1943
Austin, Bernard L.Division flag, not her captain, 25 November 1943EMMcDowell, Ellis HoleCaptain, 1 December 1943 – 20 January 1944JCColwell, John BarrCaptain, 20 January 1944 – 27 September 1944EMMcDowell, Ellis HoleCaptain from 27 September 1944Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
1943-11-02 · in the rear division; not sunk
