Name USS William M. Wood | Laid down Never | |
Namesake William 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 Builder Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) Fate Construction contract cancelled 10 June 1944 Class and type John C. Butler-class destroyer escort | ||
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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