USS William C. Lawe (DE-313)
For other ships of the same name, see USS William C. Lawe.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS William C. Lawe |
| Namesake: | Aviation Metalsmith Third Class William Clare Lawe (1910-1942), U.S. Navy Distinguished Flying Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down: | 22 January 1944 |
| Launched: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction cancelled 13 March 1944; scrapped incomplete |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) standard 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full |
| Length: | 289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) o/a 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) w/l |
| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW) 2 screws |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range: | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual purpose guns • 1 × quad 1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun • 9 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns • 1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 (144 rounds) • 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors • 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks |
The first USS William C. Lawe (DE-313) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II. She was never completed.
William C. Lawe was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 22 January 1944. Her construction was cancelled on 13 March 1944.
The name William C. Lawe was reassigned to destroyer escort William C. Lawe (DE-373).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
