USS Williams (DE-290)

History
United States
NameUSS Williams
NamesakeRear Admiral George Washington Williams (1869-1925), a U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina[2] (proposed)
Laid downNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 12 March 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeRudderow destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,450 tons (standard)
  • 1,810 tons (full load)
Length
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Installed power12,000 shaft horsepower (16 megawatts)
Propulsion2 CE boilers, General Electric turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed24 knots (44.5 kilometers per hour)
Range5,050 nautical miles (9,353 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.25 kilometers per hour)
Complement12 officers, 192 enlisted men
Armament

USS Williams (DE-290) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.

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[2] 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).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Williams III". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  2. ^ a b Per the NavSource Online

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