Name USS William R. Rush | Laid down Never | |
Namesake William R. Rush (1857-1940), a U.S. Navy officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross Builder Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts (proposed) Fate Construction contract cancelled 12 March 1944 Class and type Rudderow destroyer escort | ||
USS William R. Rush (DE-288) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.
Sources differ on William R. Rush's planned builder; plans called for either Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham, Massachusetts to build her. The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before construction could begin.
The name William R. Rush was transferred to the destroyer escort USS William R. Rush (DE-556).
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