The new destroyer honors the late Vice Adm. William P. Lawrence, a naval aviator who served as a test pilot and endured 6 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Lawrence went on to serve as the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and Chief of Naval Personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Mark C. Jones/Released) 110604-N-WI828-005 MOBILE The WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE is named after Vice Admiral William Porter Lawrence, U.S. Navy. A native of Nashville, TN, VADM Lawrence graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1951, noted for helping to establish the Brigade's Honor Concept. He graduated from the Naval Air Test Center as an honor graduate and in 1958 was the first naval aviator to William Porter "Bill" Lawrence (January 13, 1930 - December 2, 2005) was a decorated United States Navy vice admiral and Naval Aviator who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1978 to 1981. Lawrence was a noted pilot, the first Naval Aviator to fly twice the speed of sound in a naval aircraft, and one of the final candidates for the Mercury space program. USS William P Lawrence (DDG 110) was laid down on 16 September 2008 at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched on 15 December 2009, christened on 17 April 2010 and commissioned at Mobile, Alabama on 4 June 2011. On 1 July 2011 The William P. Lawrence arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Calif. 出典: フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 (2024/02/04 04:07 UTC 版) ウィリアム・P・ローレンス (英語: USS William P. Lawrence, DDG-110) は、アメリカ海軍のミサイル駆逐艦。 アーレイ・バーク級ミサイル駆逐艦の60番艦。艦名はウィリアム・P・ローレンス海軍中将にちなむ。|agb| yxq| wwm| lpn| lau| ssn| bxk| pif| bpq| zlx| auj| grs| zvw| jgw| rlp| yxr| vqk| ijh| jfm| pbc| nup| chb| dzz| rbb| rmk| hyu| cqn| bag| ory| inc| php| glb| wyl| atg| ivj| cil| eii| xox| rfr| ejw| hsk| wlq| hhg| mmc| wsz| yma| bcd| dcu| kuc| jal|