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USS William M. Wood (DE-557)

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History
United States
NameUSS William M. Wood
NamesakeWilliam Maxwell Wood (1819-1880), a U.S. Navy officer and surgeon, first Surgeon General of the United States Navy and first Medical Director of the U.S. Navy
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed)
Laid downNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 10 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,350 tons
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

USS William M. Wood (DE-557) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.

William M. Wood was to have been built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction contract was cancelled on 10 June 1944.

The name William M. Wood was reassigned to the destroyer USS William M. Wood (DD-715).

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