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USS WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE DDG 110
USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) is an Arleigh
Burke-class guided missile destroyer built by Northrop
Grumman Shipbuilding. She is the 60th ship in her
class.
On 10 May
2016, William P. Lawrence sailed close to the Fiery
Cross Reef, as part of a planned series of Freedom of
navigation operations, in the area. A Pentagon
spokesperson said that the operation was undertaken to
challenge the "excessive maritime claims by China,
Taiwan, and Vietnam which were seeking to restrict
navigation rights in the South China Sea.
On 22 September 2013, a large wave hit a helicopter and
pushed it into the Red Sea shortly after landing
on William P. Lawrence, resulting in the death of two
pilots. The vessel was moving at flank speeds to relieve
another escort ship in a defensive screen around Carrier
Strike Group 3. The wave came over the starboard side of
the flight deck and struck the helicopter less than ten
minutes after landing, with rotors still spinning. The
other three aircrew members were rescued.
William
Porter Lawrence (January 13, 1930 – December 2, 2005)
was a decorated vice admiral and Naval Aviator who
served as Superintendent of the United States Naval
Academy from 1978 to 1981. Lawrence was a noted pilot,
the first Naval Aviator to fly twice the speed of sound
in a naval aircraft. During the Vietnam War, Lawrence
was shot down and spent six years as a prisoner of war,
from 1967 to 1973. During this time, he became noted for
his resistance to his captors.
This primarily wood
William P. Lawrence ship model was built for the XO of
the ship in 2023. It is 31" long (1/200 scale.) We also build
it at 18" long (1/350 scale)
and
42" long (1/144 scale.)
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If you are a sailor on the
ship and want some specific features on your model, just
let us know and we will do it to your heart's content.
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Learn more about the
USS William P. Lawrence here:
https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/ddg110/
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