USS William C. Lawe (DE-313)

For other ships with the same name, see USS William C. Lawe.

History
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	Template:Sclass-
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 Template:Sclass- 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.
• NavSource Naval History: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels