U.S.S. Lawrence
DD-250
1935
(SeaVee SV-563c)
- Class: Clemson - 144 flush-deck destroyers of 1917-18
- Displacement: 1,190 tons
- Dimensions: 310(wl) 314.5(oa) x 31.75 x 8.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 26,000 = 35 knots
- Armament: 4-4in/50 guns, 1-3in/23 AA gun, 12-21in (4x3) TT
- Complement: 150
- Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ
- Keel Laid: 14 Aug 1919
- Launched: 10 Jul 1920
- Commissioned: 18 Apr 1921 / 13 Jun 1932 / 26 Sep 1939
- Decommissioned: 6 Jan 1931 / 13 Sep 1938 / 24 Oct 1945
- Notes: Class comprised hull numbers 185-199 and 206-347. None commissioned in time for WW1. A total of 69 were lost or discarded by start of WW2. Many converted to minelayer (DM), minesweeper (DMS), or seaplane tender (AVD) configurations before or during WW2. Another 20 were transferred to Great Britain and Canada in Sep 1940. Stricken Nov 1945.
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