| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 439 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 4 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 21 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 17 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 January 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Conklin (DE 439)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Donald Cairns Brown, USNR | 21 Apr 1944 | 15 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | Edmund Leavenworth McGibbon, USNR | 15 Aug 1944 | 17 Jan 1946 (1) |
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Notable events involving Conklin include:
28 Oct 1944
USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), USS Parche (T/Cdr. L.P. Ramage, USN) and USS Pomfret (T/Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess, USN) departed Saipan to operate as a coordinated attack group (Senior Officer T/Cdr. Ramage). USS Sailfish and USS Parche were to resume their patrols. For USS Parche this was her 3rd war patrol. They were ordered to patrol in the Luzon Strait.
On departure from Saipan, around 1200I/28, they were escorted until around 1700I/28 by USS Conklin (Lt.Cdr. E.L. McGibbon, USNR).
Around 1400I/28, USS Sailfish however had to return to Saipan due to defects. Repairs were then made with the assistance of USS Fulton (T/Capt. A.A. Clarkson, USN). (2)
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Sources
- http://ussconklin.org/logs.htm
- Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 12th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Parche for her 3rd war patrol + Patrol report of USS Pomfret for her 2nd war patrol
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