| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 163 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1943 |
| End service | 29 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 29 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS McConnell (DE 163)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Denis D. Humphreys, USNR | 28 May 1943 | 31 Aug 1943 |
| 2 | Lt Richard Cady Young, USNR | 20 Sep 1943 | 23 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | Loris Calmer Oglesby, USNR | 23 Jul 1944 | 6 Jun 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Atwood Breed, USNR | 6 Jun 1945 | 16 Jul 1945 |
| 5 | Frank Maher Keathley, USNR | 16 Jul 1945 | 13 Dec 1945 |
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