brought World War II to a close on 15 August 1945. On 12 October 1945, Lewes was declared no longer necessary to the fleet and ordered scrapped. She was stripped of valuable scrap and was scuttled in the Tasman Sea off Sydney on 25 May 1946. References Citations Sources Fitzsimons, Bernard, General Editor. The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, Volume 5, pp. 510–11, "Caldwell", and Volume 16, pp. 1717–18, "Leeds". London: Phoebus, 1978. External links USS Conway Website USS Craven website at Destroyer History Foundation Caldwell-class destroyers 1918 ships World War I destroyers of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy Town-class destroyers of the Royal Navy Town-class destroyers converted from Caldwell-class destroyers World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom Scuttled vessels of New South Wales Ships built in Portsmouth, Virginia Maritime incidents in 1946 Shipwrecks in the Tasman Sea