USS Williams (DE-290)
USS Williams (DE-290) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.
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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 (proposed) |
Laid down: | Never |
Fate: | Construction contract cancelled 12 March 1944 |
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Class and type: | Rudderow destroyer escort |
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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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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 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).
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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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