USS Lawrence

USS Lawrence

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS "Lawrence" in honor of James Lawrence.

*USS|Lawrence|1813, was a brig which acted as Commodore Oliver Perry's flagship during the first part of the Battle of Lake Erie until she became unmanageable in that action

*USS|Lawrence|1843, was also a brig decommissioned in 1846

*USS|Lawrence|DD-8, was a 400-ton "Bainbridge"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1903 and serving until 1920

*USS|Lawrence|DD-250, was a "Clemson"-class destroyer, serving from 1921 to 1945

*USS|Lawrence|DDG-4, was a "Charles F. Adams"-class destroyer commissioned in 1962, and serving until 1994


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