Conyngham Mahan-class destroyer

conyngham off mare island january 1942

uss conyngham made maiden voyage northern europe in 1937, shortly after being commissioned. following overhaul in boston, sailed san diego, california. october 1937 until april 1940, conyngham operated along west coast, hawaiian islands , caribbean, made way pearl harbor. in march 1941, conyngham left pearl harbor on goodwill tour samoa, sydney , brisbane in australia, , suva in fiji, returning in april 1941. undamaged japanese attack on pearl harbor, put sea on patrol duty continued through december. after brief overhaul @ mare island naval shipyard, conyngham performed escort duty between west coast , new hebrides. escort assignment interrupted screen carriers in battle of midway island in june 1942.

during october 1942, conyngham participated in battle of santa cruz islands , supported attack @ matanikau river, guadalcanal. in june 1943 joined amphibious force later carried out landings @ lae , finschhafen, new guinea. in december, took part in landings @ arawe , cape gloucester, new britain. next month, conyngham participated in landing @ saidor, new guinea, , sailed san francisco overhaul. returning duty in may 1944, screened battleships in mariana islands , remained there until august. conyngham joined convoy screening ships philippines islands, arriving @ leyte gulf in november 1944. there, floatplane (a type of seaplane) strafed her, wounding 17 men yet causing slight damage ship. december, had covered landings @ ormoc bay , helped reinforcements. conygnham left philippines late in december manus island, new guinea, replenish supplies. later on, helped screen convoy leyte landings @ lingayen gulf. ship participated in bombardments @ lingayen gulf , remained on patrol there after landings in january 1945. conygham sailed subic bay overhaul in late july 1945, , remained there until end of war. decommissioned in december 1946, conyngham used in atomic weapons test @ bikini in 1946, , scuttled in july 1948. received 14 battle stars world war ii service.