USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)

The William P. Lawrence 2015
Overview
Order	September 13, 2002
Keel laying	September 16, 2008
Launch	December 15, 2009
1. Period of service
Commissioning	June 4, 2011
Technical specifications
displacement	9200 tons
length	156 meters
width	20 metres
Draft	9.5 meters
crew	32 officers, 350 men
drive	2 propellers, driven by 4 gas turbines; 100,000 wave horsepower
speed	31 knots
Armament	96 VLS cells 2 triple torpedo launchers 1 127 mm gun

The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) is a destroyer in the United States Navy and belongs to the Arleigh Burke class . It is named after Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence .

history

DDG-110 was commissioned in 2002. In 2008 Ingalls Shipbuilding laid the ship on keel. After 14 months of construction, on December 15, 2009, the William P. Lawrence was launched. The ship was christened on April 17, 2010, godmothers were Lawrence's widow Diane and his daughters Laurie and Wendy . On February 23, 2011, the US Navy accepted delivery of the destroyer after successfully completing all test drives.

After its commissioning on June 4, 2011 in Mobile , the William P. Lawrence was stationed in San Diego .

Web links

Commons : USS William P. Lawrence  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
• Official Homepage (Engl.)