USS Lawrence C. Taylor
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Lawrence C. Taylor |
| Laid down | 20 December 1943 |
| Launched | 29 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 23 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1972 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 12 September 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Lawrence C. Taylor (DE-415) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1973.