(DDG-17: flap. 4,500; l. 432'; b. 47', dr. 20'; sp. 35 k.; cpl. 354, a. 1 twin Tartar, 1 single Tartar launcher, 2 5"x54 dual purpose, 1 ASROC 8, 2 triple torpedo launchers )

The third Conyngham was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., launched 19 May 1962; sponsored by Mrs. Carl B. Albert, wife of Representative Albert of Oklahoma, House Majority Leader, commissioned 13 July 1963, Commander Edwin P. Smith USN, in command.