Allied Warships

Destroyers

Caldwell class

4 ships


The destroyer USS Conway (i) (DD 70) of the US Navy.

Technical information

TypeDestroyer
Displacement1.125 BRT 
Length316 feet 
Complement100 men 
Armament4 x 4inch
2 x 1pdr AA
12 x 21inch TT 
Max speed30 knots
EnginesGeared turbines 
Power18.500 
Notes on class

Only three ships, out of six, were left in the reserve fleet at the outbreak of the Second World War. They were recommissioned in 1940 for transfer to Great Britain.

US Navy destroyer classes during WWII:
Sampson - Caldwell - Wickes - Clemson - Farragut - Porter - Mahan - Gridley - Bagley - Somers - Benham - Sims - Benson / Gleaves - Fletcher - Allen M. Sumner - Gearing

 


All ships of the Caldwell class


US Navy US Navy (more on US Navy)

USS Conner (i) (DD 72) (To Great Britain as HMS Leeds)
USS Conway (i) (DD 70) (To Great Britain as HMS Lewes)
USS Stockton (i) (DD 73) (To Great Britain as HMS Ludlow)

High speed transport


US Navy US Navy (more on US Navy)

USS Manley (APD 1)


4 Destroyers of the Caldwell class.

See all Destroyer classes.


Books dealing with this subject include:

World War I & II American Destroyers & High Speed Transport (APD-1), Caldwell Class, Borchers, Duane D., Sr.,



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