USS William C. Lawe (DE-373)
For other ships of the same name, see USS William C. Lawe.
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | William C. Lawe |
| Namesake: | Aviation Metalsmith Third Class William Clare Lawe (1910-1942), U.S. Navy Distinguished Flying Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas (proposed) |
| Laid down: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction cancelled 6 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: | 1,350 long tons (1,350 metric tons) |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 8 in (11.2 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 5 in (2.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp (8.95 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement: | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns (2×1) 4 × 40 mm AA guns (2×2) 10 × 20 mm AA guns (10×1) 3 × 21 in. torpedo tubes (1×3) 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) 2 × depth charge tracks |
The second USS William C. Lawe (DE-373) was a proposed United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.
William C. Lawe was scheduled to be built at Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas, during World War II. However, her construction was cancelled on 6 June 1944.
The name William C. Lawe was reassigned to destroyer USS William C. Lawe (DD-763).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
