USS Conynham (DDG-17)

USS Conyngham (DDG-17) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy in 1963. Named after Gustavus Conyngham, a Continental Navy officer, Conyngham served extensively in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, participating in key Cold War operations and NATO exercises. The ship provided naval gunfire support during the Vietnam War and later played a role in Middle East peacekeeping during the 1980s. Following a fire onboard in 1990, USS Conyngham was decommissioned in 1990 and subsequently scrapped.