USS Converse (DD-509)
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Construction started | February 23, 1942 |
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Launched | August 30, 1942 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
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ID | 1948206 |
About USS Converse (DD-509)
USS Converse (DD-509), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George A. Converse. Converse was launched 30 August 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp. , Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss A. V. Jackson; and commissioned 20 November 1942, Commander D. C. E. Hamberger in command.