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McConnell

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ClassCannon class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-163
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey
Launched1943-03-28
Commissioned1943-05-28
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 29 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Diesel-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
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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.

McConnell
U.S. Navy. USS McConnell (DE-163) underway on 16 June 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

McConnell, hull DE-163, belonged to the Cannon class of destroyer escorts. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 19 October 1942 and launched her on 28 March 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 28 May 1943. Her first commanding officer was Commander Denis D. Humphreys.

Her Pacific duty took her to Bougainville, Eniwetok, Kwajalein, and Guam. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 29 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.