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DD-763 USS WILLIAM C. LAWE


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NTSA

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - POLICE DOG

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. March 12 1944.
Launched May 21 1945 and commissioned December 18 1946.
Decommissioned and stricken Oct 1 1983.
Fate Disposed of as a target, effective date Jul 14 1999.
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Lawe 106kUndated, location unknown.-
Lawe 60kUndated postcard.Mike Smolinski
Lawe 90kMarkab (AD-21) with destroyers Dashiel (DD-659), Isherwood (DD-520), Power (DD-839) and William C. Lawe (DD-763) alongside at Yokosuka, Japan, date unknown.Mark Roberts, Destroyersonline.com
Lawe 126kCirca 1955, location unknown.Bob Bush
Lawe 119k3"/50 guns added during overhaul at Boston Navy yard in 1955.Bob Bush
Lawe 100kK-Guns circa 1955.Bob Bush
Lawe 88kRelaxing on deck circa 1955.Bob Bush
Lawe 113kUSS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Wiliam C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stickell (DD-888) in Livorno, Italy 1962.Marc Piché
Lawe 100kUSS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Wiliam C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stickell (DD-888) in Livorno, Italy 1962.Marc Piché
Lawe 90kNorfolk, July 1964© Richard Leonhardt
Lawe 90kU.S.S. Mississinewa (AO-144) finished refueling the Lawe, 1965 in the Med. William Swisher
Lawe 82kUSS Fulton (AS-11) and USS Sierra (AD-18) stern to stern at San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1967 with the USS Davis (DD-937), unknown, USS Harwood (DD-861), USS William C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stribling (DD-867) alongside the Sierra.Sheridan Carey
Lawe 88kThe Lawe during a VertRep from the USS Detroit (AOE-4) in 1978, taken from the USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829).Brian C. Ice, OS2
Lawe 74kAs above.Brian C. Ice, OS2
Lawe 71kAs above.Brian C. Ice, OS2
Lawe 152k1964 Midshipman's Cruise passing through the Kiel Canal.Harry M. Funkhouser
Lawe 59kThe next 7 photos show WILLIAM C. LAWE (DD-763) as she did 3 fresh water cruises on the Great Lakes. The first was in August 1978 accompanied by ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827) and DAVIS (DD-937), the second in 1981 and the third in 1982. This photo is from Montreal August 31 1982.Marc Piché
Lawe 72kSt. Lawrence River August 28 1981.Marc Piché
Lawe 75kSt. Lawrence River August 11 1978.Marc Piché
Lawe 63kMontreal August 10 1978.Marc Piché
Lawe 74kSt. Lawrence River August 28 1981.Marc Piché
Lawe 95kVisit to Montreal June 19, 1982.Marc Piché
Lawe 108kAs above,Marc Piché
Lawe 99kAs above,Marc Piché
Lawe 51kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Lawe 152kShip's patch circa 1955.Bob Bush
USS WILLIAM C. LAWE DD-763 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Bob Bush
Address: 17859 SE 125th Circle, Summerfield, FL 34491
Phone: 352)347-5896
E-mail: rbush@lightningspeed.net
Next Reunion: October 16-19 2008 at Virginia Beach, VA

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