Mahan Class, USS Conyngham (DD-371)

Nostalgistic · June 30, 2025, 10:18pm

This suggestion was originally posted on the legacy forum and has been imported over here following its permanent shutdown.

Would you like to see this in-game?

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In what refit would you like to see USS Conyngham in-game?

As Built (5 x 127mm guns, 4 x 12.7mm MGs)
1943 Refit (4 x 127mm guns, 4 x twin 40 mm AA guns, 5 x single 20mm AA guns)
I said “No” in the first question.

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USS Conyngham (DD-371)

Hello everybody. I’d like to suggest the USS Conyngham (DD-371), a Mahan-class destroyer, for War Thunder. The Mahan-class was the follow-up to the Farragut-class and played a significant role during World War II. Among its sister ships, Conyngham stood out as the most decorated, earning 14 battle stars for her extensive service across numerous Pacific engagements. Given her distinguished record, she’s more than deserving of a place in the game. The addition of a Mahan-class destroyer would also be a welcome upgrade for players already familiar with the Farragut-class lineup.

History

The Mahan-class destroyers were completed between 1936 and 1937 and closely followed the design lineage of the earlier Farragut class. While they retained many of the same structural features, the Mahans introduced a number of key improvements, including a higher number of torpedo tubes and the adoption of more advanced steam turbines. These upgrades came at the cost of increased displacement, but overall, the class represented a clear evolution in pre-war US Navy destroyer design.

USS Conyngham (DD-371) was laid down on September 19, 1934, and launched just under a year later on September 14, 1935. She officially entered US Navy service on November 4, 1936. In the pre-war years, Conyngham took part in routine fleet training and maneuvers along the US West Coast. During the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Conyngham was on patrol duty and emerged unscathed.

After an overhaul in early 1942, she returned to active service in the Pacific, undertaking escort and patrol assignments. She was later involved in the bombardment of Guadalcanal, where she sustained damage. Conyngham continued to play an active combat role during the island-hopping campaigns, supporting amphibious landings in New Guinea and New Britain. Following another overhaul in San Francisco, she rejoined the fleet in May 1944, this time screening battleships during the operations in the Mariana Islands.

In the final year of the war, she was assigned to escort and screening duties around the Philippine Islands, where she remained through the end of hostilities. Conyngham was decommissioned on December 20, 1946. Later, she was selected as a target ship for atomic testing at Bikini Atoll and ultimately sank off the coast of California on July 2, 1948.

Over the course of her distinguished career, USS Conyngham earned 14 battle stars for her service during World War II… the most of any ship in her class.

Specifications

USS Conyngham (DD-371)

General Characteristics

Displacement: 2,103 long tons (2,137 metric tons)

Length: 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m)

Beam: 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)

Draft: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)

Propulsion System:

2 x General Electric steam turbines

4 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers

Installed Power: 49,000 shp (36,540 kW)

Maximum Speed: 37 knots (69 km/h)

Crew: 158

Armament

As Built:

Primary Guns: 5 x 127mm/38 dual-purpose guns

Secondary Guns: 4 x .50 cal AA machine guns

Torpedoes: 12 x 533mm torpedo tubes

Depth Charges:

2 x depth charge stern tracks

Miscellaneous:

Gun director above the bridge

1943 Refit:

Primary Guns: 4 x 127mm/38 dual-purpose guns

Secondary Guns:

2 x twin Bofors 40mm guns

5 x 20mm Oerlikon guns

Torpedoes: 12 x 533mm torpedo tubes

Depth Charges:

2 x depth charge roll-off stern racks

4 x K-gun depth charge projectors

Fire Control:

1 x Mk33 Gun Fire Control System

2 x Mk51 Gun Directors

Sources

Thank you for taking the time to read my suggestion! 😃

PlayedStatue626-live · June 30, 2025, 10:34pm

+1 for either config