USS Williams (DE-290) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.

History
United States
NameUSS Williams
NamesakeRear Admiral George Washington Williams (1869-1925), a U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina[2] (proposed)
Laid downNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 12 March 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeRudderow destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,450 tons (standard)
  • 1,810 tons (full load)
Length
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Installed power12,000 shaft horsepower (16 megawatts)
Propulsion2 CE boilers, General Electric turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed24 knots (44.5 kilometers per hour)
Range5,050 nautical miles (9,353 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.25 kilometers per hour)
Complement12 officers, 192 enlisted men
Armament

Sources differ on Williams's planned builder; plans called for either Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham, Massachusetts[1] or the Charleston Navy Yard at Charleston, South Carolina[2] to build her. The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before construction could begin.

The name Williams was transferred to the destroyer escort USS Williams (DE-372).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Williams III". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  2. ^ a b Per the NavSource Online

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