| USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) | |
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| Career |  |
| Namesake: | Vice Admiral 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: | San Diego, California[1] |
| Motto: | "Never Give In!" |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2013 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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 × 5/62 in (127/62 mm), 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns 2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes 1 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk 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.
William P. Lawrence's keel was laid down on 16 September 2008,[2] at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lawrence was launched on 15 December 2009,[3] 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, and former shuttle astronaut).[4] Lawrence's plankowning captain is CDR Thomas R. Williams, II.[5] The ship was commissioned at the Port of Mobile, Alabama on 4 June 2011.[6] The Lawrence departed Naval Station San Diego, California, on 14 January 2013 for its first overseas deployment as part of a four-ship surface action group from Carrier Strike Group Eleven.[7] On 1 March 2013, the William P. Lawrence entered the Persian Gulf for operations with Carrier Strike Group Three. On 11 March 2013, the Lawrence rendered assistance to a burning vessel while operating in the Strait of Hormuz (pictured).[8] In April 2012, on two separate occasions, the Lawrence joined the French frigate Montcalm in rendering assistance to civilian mariners in distress while operating in the Gulf of Oman as part of Combined Task Force 150.[9] Starting 2 September 2013, William P. Lawrence began operating in the Red Sea as part of Carrier Strike Group Eleven.[10][11]
On September 22, 2013, a helicopter operating from the William P. Lawrence crashed in the Red Sea. Three of the five crewmembers of the MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter were recovered.[12]
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=61312
- ↑ "WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE (DDG 110)". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office (NAVSHIPSO). 3 December 2008. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DDG110.htm. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ "Photo Archive / Ship". lawrence.navy.mil (ship's official website). http://www.lawrence.navy.mil/Site%20pages/Photos_Ship.aspx. Retrieved 16 April 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "Photo Release – Northrop Grumman-Built William P. Lawrence Christened; Legacy of Former POW Honored". GlobeNewswire. 17 April 2010. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/photo-release-northrop-grumman-built-william-p-lawrence-christened-legacy-of-former-pow-honored-2010-04-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "U.S. Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence". defence.professionals GmbH. 16 April 2010. http://www.defpro.com/news/details/14568/. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ Griggs, Travis, "Destroyer Lawrence commissioned in Mobile", Military Times, 5 June 2011.
- ↑ Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Carla Ocampo, USN (18 January 2012). "USS Lawrence Sets Sail for Maiden Deployment". NNS130118-18. USS Lawrence Public Affairs. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=71542. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ↑ MCS 3rd Class (SW) Carla Ocampo, USN (March 3, 2013). "Lawrence Conducts First Strait of Hormuz Transit". NNS130304-05. USS William P. Lawrence Public Affairs. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=72475. Retrieved 2013-03-14. and MCS 3rd Class (SW) Carla Ocampo, USN (March 14, 2013). "USS William P. Lawrence encounters burning vessel". Navy Media Content Center #886966. DVIDS. http://www.dvidshub.net/image/886966/uss-william-p-lawrence-encounters-burning-vessel#.UZFBKKKG2iM. Retrieved 2013-05-14. "Photo taken on March 11, 2013."
- ↑ "Warships from CTF-150 Come to Mariners Rescue in Sea of Oman". BBC News. Muscat Daily. April 20, 2013. http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Warships-from-CTF-150-come-to-mariners-rescue-in-Sea-of-Oman-273e. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ↑ "2013 History". USS William P. Lawrence DDG 110. USCarrier.net. January 25, 2013. http://www.uscarriers.net/ddg110history.htm. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ "USS Nimitz carrier moves into Red Sea". Reuters. 2013-09-02. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/02/us-syria-crisis-ships-idUSBRE9810DA20130902. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ FoxNews.com (September 22, 2013,). "Navy helicopter crashes in Red Sea, 5 onboard". http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/22/navy-helicopter-crashes-in-red-sea-5-onboard/?intcmp=latestnews#ixzz2fiV6Ybbk. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
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- Official Ship's Site
- Mobile, Alabama announces commissioning ceremony
- Willshaw, Fred. "USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)". Destroyer Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01110.htm. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
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