Lawrence (DDG 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP USS LAWRENCE QDDG-41 is the fifth ship of the fleet to be named in honor of Captain James Lawrence, USN. She is designed from the keel up as a guided missile destroyer. Built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, her keel was laid 27. October 1958. She was christened 27 February 1960 by her sponsor, Mrs. Fernie C. Hubbard, greatygreat grand- daughter of Captain James Lawrence and commissioned 6 January 1962 at the U. S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, with Commander Thomas W. Walsh, USN, Commanding Officer. LAWRENCE has an overall length of 437 feet, a beam of 47 feet and displacement of 4,500 tons. Her complement consists of 18 officers and 316 enlisted men. Considerably larger than destroyers we have known in the past, LAWRENCE is still afast, highly-maneuverable destroyer Her automatic combustion control plant is one of the newest to be installed in destroyers enabling her to carry out any task to which she 1S assigned with great speed and mobility ln addition she possesses anti-submarine and anti air warfare capabilities that are infinitely greater than those of previous classes of destroyers Her armament lncludes the new FARTAR guided missile weapons system the ASROC fanti submarine rocket weapons system anti submarine torpedoes and 5 inch 54 caliber dual purpose gun battery She IS equipped with the most modern communication and electronic installations and IS capable of detecting tracking and delivering rapid salvos of missiles and projectiles against enemy targets be they in the air on the sea under the sea or on land Her entry 1nto service marked another major stride forward ln the program of providing the Unlted States Navy with the most advanced types of warships to enable lt to meet its challenge today and tomorrow 4 1 yfffw 4 E- juan-an J, ff ff' 2' 5 ' 0 f X ...F M Mn .f'm 'g' - R!3? ad, ud eau 7 I , - f s o a c o D . 1 ' ' , .. , - - . 7 s 1 ' 9 9 9 ' Q . . , H v :Q r 4.1-! al . iv ' - ' ' 'f 7:51 gn? . I ' , '75 , ' H 'J I ain- Q ' w . y - 1 ? N .X . -f ls I A 3 1. gb . a .. - I X . I I 1 . 5 . . si X ' ' . . ' , , - 'uf J ' ' F fgff ' , I 4' -1 - . 3 , V .ft ' K 5. 'Ar - , , X A ' A f' Q' '. f ' :' i7.. f , ' 4 i ' 0' -Q--- lil., ,, ' . 2 4- - ' t if , M ,.,3-'ikoaf-19 'i ' 'S 5 .' i 4' Q A .1 im - ' .- A ' 'Q ' fl' '7' i ,S.i i:5 ' f' f. Q , I, if ' 4:3-f 'l J 4 ' 1 ' g i 1 ' , f t I f PN ..., 'Av f ,f f 53 'A l J ,f , 4, so H QL., 3 I I ,f ,ff , ,, f 1 f Q 4 J I ' ,gy Qirlffgf' ' W:-.I ',,. , ' ,l - ,- ' vilfffh ' '-f. ' ' Q .li f 4.1 ' f ' ' ...sf ' N ' . ITB' ,,.-v w If an gf 4' ' A A , . . ,, P5 5 .ea-fi' -M 1 A, 'A'--wut., - F i ., , - 'fi ' ' Y ,, - ,,,,':1lM-I ii'-A-I iww,.,.4- ,.-.ff , U -1 J NJ' k . ,,... :Lt ,., .-1-ff M 3.1-,'::f.iL'5f,i,...,.,....,1,.., , - an-v-- ' 1 M, - . . ...ww - ' , ' U-nw , 4-A .... .. ,,.. . -N-M-,,q,, ,.,, .-.-..-.-...yn 1 .M- -si-I-'Sr

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Executive Officer ter R. Latham Peter Richard Latham was born January 21, 1938 in New London, Connecticut. Upon graduating from high school in 1956 he enlisted in the Navy, and two years later received a Fleet Appointment to the ,Naval ROTC program. He pursued his college studies at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, graduating in 1962 and receiving his commission as an Ensign on June 6 of that year. His first tour offiuty was as the Electrical Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant aboard USS PUTNAM CDD-7571. Before leaving PUTNAM in May of 1965 he filled the billets of Damage Control Assistant and Engineering Officer. From May 1965 until April 1967 LCDR Latham served as Engineer Officer aboard USS JONAS INGPAM CDD-9381 LCDB Latham served as a Naval ROTC in- structor at Bice University in Houston, Texas. Leaving Rice in June 1969 he proceeded to assume command of USS BULVQ-ARD QVISO-4251. LCDH Latham commanded ,BULWARK until December 1970. He joined IJAWRENCL in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February 1971, relieving LCDH J. lVl. Poindexter as Executive Officer.

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