USS Williams (DE-290)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Williams.
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| Name: | USS Williams |
| Namesake: | Rear Admiral George Washington Williams (1869-1925), a U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina [2] (proposed) |
| Laid down: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction contract cancelled 12 March 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Rudderow destroyer escort |
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| Length: | |
| Beam: | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
| Installed power: | 12,000 shaft horsepower (16 megawatts) |
| Propulsion: | 2 CE boilers, General Electric turbines with electric drive, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 24 knots {44.5 kilometers per hour) |
| Range: | 5,050 nautical miles (9,353 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.25 kilometers per hour) |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 192 enlisted men |
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USS Williams (DE-290) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.
Sources differ on Williams's planned builder; plans called for either Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or the Charleston Navy Yard at Charleston, South Carolina [2] to build her. The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before construction could begin.
The name Williams was transferred to the destroyer escort USS Williams (DE-372).
Notes
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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