Hull Number: DE-516
Launch Date: 08/13/1943
Class: EVARTS
Namesake: JOHN LAWFORD
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, June 2015
A British name. Capt. John Lawford commanded HMS Polyphemus during the Battle of Copenhagen 2 April 1801.
Disposition:
To Britain 3 Nov 43. She supported the Normandy invasion 6 June 1944, and was bombed and sunk off Juno Beach while supporting landings 8 June 1944.
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, June 2015
DE-516 was laid down by Boston Navy Yard 9 July 1943; launched 13 August 1943; transferred to the United Kingdom under lend lease 3 November 1943; and commissioned as Lawford the same day. As one of 78 -Captain- class destroyer escorts, she served the Royal Navy in the Atlantic prior to the invasion of Europe. She supported the Normandy invasion 6 June 1944, and was bombed and sunk off Juno Beach while supporting landings 8 June 1944.