USS William P. Lawrence in 2015
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | William P. Lawrence |
Namesake | William P. Lawrence |
Ordered | 13 September 2002 |
Builder | Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 16 September 2008 |
Launched | 15 December 2009 |
Christened | 17 April 2010 |
Commissioned | 4 June 2011 |
Homeport | Pearl Harbor |
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Motto | Never Give In! |
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Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 9,200 tons |
Length | 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m) |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
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Speed | exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer 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 naval aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, Mercury astronaut finalist, 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.