Name USS William R. Rush | Launched Never | |
Namesake Captain William R. Rush (1857-1940), a U.S. Navy officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross 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 R. Rush (DE-556) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
William R. Rush 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 R. Rush was reassigned to the destroyer USS William R. Rush (DD-714).
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