USS Conner (DD-72)

USS Conner (DD-72)
History
United States
NameConner
NamesakeCommodore David Conner
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number436
Laid down16 October 1916
Launched21 August 1917
Commissioned12 January 1918
Decommissioned21 June 1922
Recommissioned23 August 1940
Decommissioned23 October 1940
IdentificationDD-72
FateTransferred to Royal Navy 23 October 1940
United Kingdom
NameLeeds
Acquired23 October 1940
Commissioned23 October 1940
IdentificationPennant number: G27
FateSold for scrapping 4 March 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeCaldwell-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,020 tons (standard)
  • 1,125 tons (normal)
Length315 ft 6 in (96.16 m)
Beam31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
Draft8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Propulsion
  • White-Forster boilers
  • Parsons turbines
  • three shafts
  • 18,500 hp (13,800 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement100 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Conner (DD-72), a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds.

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