HMS Conn was a Buckley class Captain class frigate during World War II.[1] Named after Captain John Conn[1] of HMS Dreadnought at the Battle of Trafalgar.[2]
The Commanding Officers of HMS Conn were Lt C.D.Williams RN October 1943 and Lt Cdr R Hart DSC September 1944, Senior Officer of the 21st Escort Group.[1]
General information[]
HMS Calder served with the Nore Command and the 21st Escort Group[1] earning battle honours for service in the Arctic (Russian Convoys), North Atlantic, English Channel, North Foreland and North Sea.
- Pennant (UK): K 509[1]
- Pennant (US): DE 80[1]
- Built by: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)[3]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood, published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN 0-85052-615-9
- ↑ Trafalgar order of battle. (2007, 19 July). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:51, 22 August 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trafalgar_order_of_battle&oldid=145671425
- ↑ The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN 1-86176-118-X.
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