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U.S. Navy. Via NavSource.org |  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 1400 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 306' by 37' by 12' 93.3m by 11.3m by 3.7m |
| Maximum speed | 22.5 knots |
| Complement | 201 |
| Armament | 1 5"/38
dual-purpose gun 6 40mm Bofors AA guns 6 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2 depth charge rails |
| Machinery |
2-shaft GEC turbines (12,000 shp) 2 boilers |
| Range |
6000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 12 knots |
| Passengers | 162 |
The Charles Lawrences were completed from 1944 to 1945. They were Buckley-class destroyer escort hulls converted to fast troop transport, with davits for four LCVPs.
| Cofer | arrived 1944-10-10 | |
| Kephart | arrived 1944-10-14 | |
| Barr |
arrived 1944-11 | |
| Bates | arrived 1944-11-4 | Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-25 off Okinawa |
| arrived 1944-11-13 | ||
| arrived 1944-12-26 | ||
| Hopping |
arrived 1944-12-27 |
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| Daniel T. Griffin |
arrived 1945-1 | |
| Raymon W. Herndon |
arrived 1945-1-3 |
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| Loy | arrived 1945-1-8 | |
| Sims |
arrived 1945-1-31 |
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| Charles Lawrence
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arrived 1945-2 | |
| Reeves | arrived 1945-2 | |
| Register
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arrived 1945-3-18 |
References
NavSource.org (accessed 2012-8-24)
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