Two ships of the

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have been named ''Conway'', after

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, who refused to haul down his country's flag during the surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard. * , a new name for the USS ''Craven'' (DD-70), launched in 1918 and renamed in 1939. She was transferred to the

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as HMS ''Lewes'', in 1940. She was scrapped in 1945. * , a , launched in 1942 and struck in 1969.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conway, Uss United States Navy ship names