USS Charles R. Ware (DE-547)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Charles R. Ware.
For the United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient, see Charles R. Ware.
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| Name: | USS Charles R. Ware |
| Namesake: | Lieutenant Charles R. Ware (1911-1942), a U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) |
| Laid down: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction contract cancelled 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: | 1,350 tons |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement: | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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USS Charles R. Ware (DE-547) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.
Charles R. Ware was planned to be built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction contract was cancelled in 1944 before her construction could begin.
The name Charles R. Ware was reassigned to the destroyer USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
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