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USS ''Craven'' (DD-70), a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS ''Lewes''. ==Construction== The second US Navy ship named for Commander Tunis Craven (1813–1864), ''Craven'' was laid down at Norfolk Navy Yard on 20 November 1917 and was launched on 29 June 1918, sponsored by Mrs. F. Learned, daughter of Commander Craven. ''Craven'' commissioned on 19 October 1918.〔〔Friedman 1982, p. 430.〕 ''Craven'' was long overall and at the waterline, with a beam of 〔Friedman 1982, p. 400.〕 and a draft of . Displacement was normal and full load.〔Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 123.〕 Four Thornycroft boilers fed Parsons geared steam turbines rated at and drove two propeller shafts, giving a design speed of . Four funnels were fitted.〔Whitley 2000, p. 88.〕〔Friedman 1982, pp. 35, 37.〕 Main gun armament consisted of four 4"/50 caliber guns, with one forward and one aft on the ship's centerline, and the remaining two on the ships beam. Anti-aircraft armament consisted of two 3"/23 caliber guns, while torpedo armament consisted of twelve 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, arranged in four triple mounts on the ship's beams.〔〔Hague 1988, pp. 7–8.〕 On transfer to the Royal Navy, the ship was re-armed, with two single 2-pounder autocannon replacing the forward 4-inch gun, while the remaining three 4-inch guns were replaced by single American 3″/50 caliber guns, on the ship's beams and aft, while two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon were fitted. All torpedo tubes were removed, while a relatively small depth charge outfit of twenty charges was fitted, in accordance with the ship's employment on East Coast convoy duties, where the principal danger was enemy aircraft. A QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun was later fitted forward, with the two 2-pounder guns moved to the ship's beam, replacing the beam 3 inch guns.〔Hague 1988, p. 58.〕〔Friedman 2009, pp. 259, 262, 287.〕〔Brown 2007, p. 64.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Craven (DD-70)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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