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Lawrence
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Clemson-class Destroyer |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ |
Laid Down | 14 Aug 1919 |
Launched | 10 Jul 1920 |
Commissioned | 18 Apr 1921 |
Decommissioned | 24 Oct 1945 |
Displacement | 1,190 tons standard |
Length | 315 feet |
Beam | 32 feet |
Draft | 10 feet |
Speed | 30 knots |
Crew | 101 |
Armament | 4x4", 1x3" anti-aircraft, 12x21" torpedo tubes |
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Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
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18 Apr 1921 | Lawrence was commissioned into service. |
24 Oct 1945 | Lawrence was decommissioned from service. |
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