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Revision as of 05:13, 18 April 2010

History
NamesakeVice Admiral William P. Lawrence
Ordered13 September 2002
BuilderNorthrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Laid down16 September 2008
Launched15 December 2009
Christened17 April 2010
Motto"Never Give In!"
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke class destroyer
Displacement9,200 tons
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed30+ knots
Complement380 officers and enlisted
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1 × 32 cell, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems,
96 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles
1 × 5 in (127 mm)/62, 2 × 25 mm,
4 × 12.7 mm guns
2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters

USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer being built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. She is the 60th ship in her class. The ship is named for Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), a fighter pilot, Vietnam War Prisoner of War, a U.S. Third Fleet commander, a Chief of Naval Personnel, and a Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.

William P. Lawrence's keel was laid down on 16 September 2008,[1] at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lawrence was launched on 15 December 2009,[2] and was christened on 17 April 2010, sponsored by VADM Lawrence's widow, Diane Lawrence, and his daughters, Dr. Laurie Lawrence and CAPT Wendy Lawrence (USN ret.).[3] Lawrence's plankowning captain is CDR Thomas R. Williams, II.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE (DDG 110)". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office (NAVSHIPSO). 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  2. ^ "Photo Archive / Ship". www.lawrence.navy.mil (ship's official website). Retrieved 2010-04-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built William P. Lawrence Christened; Legacy of Former POW Honored". GlobeNewswire. April 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  4. ^ "U.S. Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence". defence.professionals GmbH. April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.