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LAWRENCE destroyers (1903)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD8 | Lawrence | 103 | Fore River, Quincy | 4/1899 | 7.11.1900 | 4/1903 | stricken 9.1919 |
| DD9 | MacDonough | 104 | Fore River, Qunicy | 4/1899 | 24.12.1900 | 9/1903 | stricken 11.1919 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 430 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 75.1 |
| Breadth, m | 6.78 |
| Draught, m | 2.03 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 4 Normand/Fore River boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 8400 |
| Max speed, kts | 28.4 (trial) |
| Fuel, t | DD8: coal 123 DD9: coal 110 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 7 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III, 2 x 1 - 450 TT (4) |
| Complement | 78 |
Standard scale images
Lawrence 1903
Project history
Authorized under the Act of 4.5.1898. Turtle deck forward and four funnels in one group with two single TTs aft and far aft. Apparently the least satisfactory sea-boats of the '400-tonners' as the gun armament of 2 76mm and 5 57mm was reduced before commission to 7 57mm. Designed speed of 30kts was not made on trials by at least a knot.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
