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USS Cony (DD-508)
USS ''Cony'' (DD/DDE-508), a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Joseph S. Cony (1834–1867), a naval officer during the Civil War.
''Cony'' was launched 16 August 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. William R. Sleight, a first cousin of Joseph S. Cony in whose honor the destroyer is named, in part of the largest mass launch to that point in the war shipbuilding program and the largest in Maine's history in which five British Ocean type freighters, the Liberty , and ''Cony'' were launched.〔''Radio To Mark Launching of Eight Ships Sunday'' Marion Star, The. Marion, Ohio. Saturday, 15 August 1942. Page 4. Launched 16 August 1942 with , , and 5 British cargo ships.〕 The ship was commissioned 30 October 1942 at Boston, Lieutenant Commander Harry D. Johnson in command.
== 1943 ==
''Cony'' escorted a troop convoy from Norfolk to Nouméa, New Caledonia, where she arrived 27 January 1943. She patrolled between Espiritu Santo and Efate, and on 6 March joined in the bombardment of the Vila-Stanmore area on Kolombangara, continuing her patrol and escort duties until clearing for overhaul at San Francisco 28 April. She returned to action waters at Espiritu Santo 1 August, and after screening a group of transports to Guadalcanal, she brought fire support and was Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson's flagship for the landings on Vella Lavella on 15 August. She continued patrols and escorted supplies to Vella Lavella until returning to Espiritu Santo 8 September.
From 20 September 1943, ''Cony'' patrolled through the Solomons, and from 1 to 3 October joined in a sweep against Japanese barges attempting to evacuate Kolombangara. On 27 October, she sailed to cover the landings on the Treasuries. Here complete surprise was achieved, but Japanese reaction came quickly, and later that day about 25 enemy bombers attacked ''Cony'' and ''Philip'' (DD-498). Aided by American fighter aircraft, ''Cony'' and her sister splashed 12 of the enemy planes, but ''Cony'' received two bomb hits on her main deck, and these with a near miss killed 8 of her men, wounded 10, and caused considerable damage. She was towed into Port Purvis for emergency repairs, and sailed on to Mare Island Naval Shipyard for a complete overhaul.
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