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Conn (DE-80)
HMS Conn (K-509)

CLASS: BUCKLEY (lend-lease)
TYPE: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 , 4-Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2-Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 186
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 2 June 1943
Launched 21 August 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 31 October 1943
Returned USN26 November 1945, Stricken January 3 1946
Fate: sold for scrapping 21 January 1948
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HMS Conn 295k undated wartime image (NOTE: This image of the Conn is the ship returning to Belfast Harbour flying the Jolly Roger as a result of its 1½ uboat kills in Mar 1945. This photograph appeared on the front of the Belfast Telegraph, and appears on the cover of the book "The Captain Class Frigates" by Donald Collingwood. Photo from
Nick Tiberio
Note from
Gordon Simmonds
HMS Conn 79k HMS Conn (K-509), the frigate in which Gordon's Dad served Gordon Simmonds
History of HMS Conn (K-509), ex-DE-80
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
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