USS Conway (i) (DD 70)

USS Craven (DD-70). US Navy photo #19-N-16455.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Caldwell
Pennant	DD 70
Built by	Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	20 Nov 1917
Launched	29 Jun 1918
Commissioned	19 Oct 1918
End service	23 Oct 1940
History	Craven was placed in reserve at Philadelphia on 10 October 1919 Craven in reduced commission made a few voyages and arrived back at Philadelphia on 29 March 1922 Decommissioned at Philadelphia 15 June 1922 and berthed with the reserve fleet Craven was renamed on Conway on 20 November 1939 Recommissioned 9 August 1940 and decommissioned and given to Great Britain 23 October 1940 being renamed HMS Lewes Stricken 8 January 1941.
Career notes	To Great Britain as HMS Lewes

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Donald Cord Varian, USN	9 Aug 1940	23 Oct 1940

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