This site
is dedicated to all the men who served on the ships through out the years
named after Captain James Lawrence.
Visit the ships in
"Our Fleet" to discover the history behind
each of these great ships of war. Click on the "Namesake" link above to
learn more about Captain Lawrence.
USS Lawrence Asociation sponsors Hull
Plates for the Adams Class Museum
At the 2009
Charleston Reunion, your shipmates voted to
fully support the Adams Class Museum Ship restoration efforts by sponsoring 3
Hull Plates in the ACVA's new Hull Restoration Fundraiser. The cost for two
hull plates is $2500 and the third
is $2000. No Assocations funds will be used towards the plates. Instead we are
asking you our shipmates to mail in a tax deducatble donation to the ACVA
that will be applied to a specific plate #. If you were a E-1 to E-6,
donate to plate # S-4. If you were E-7 to E-9, donate to plate # P-4. That was the
original hull number until the change to DDG-4. And if you are an officer on
DDG-4 or a DD-250 crewmember, donate to plate # S-250. This is to honor our DD-250
members past and present. DDG-4 is going to have a large presense in the
museum due to the larger amount of equipment obtained from her before
dismantling. The most out of all 23 Adams Class DDG's. Help preserve DDG-4's
history by making a donation today. Click on the link below for the donation
form.
Andy Roberts was the winner of the 1/96 scale wooden
plank ship on frame model of USS Lawrence DDG-4. The model was 54 5/8" long
and 6 1/4" at the beam. The kit contained all items needed to build the
model. The kits value is about $400 and was donated by Keith Mullen who
owns BaD Ship Models. Keith donated a completed model shown above to the
Adams Class Museum and two kits that were raffled off
the the November 2009 Adams Class
Commanding Officer Fundraising Event. Click on the
Bad Logo below to see the other models that Keith offers. The USS Lawrence
Association raised $500 on this raffle.
2010
Boston, MA Reunion & 2011 Jacksonville, FL
Reunion
The 2010 Boston Reunion is now just a memory. This
year we had a few new shipmates attend. Click on the "Past Reunions" link
on the left side of the page
for pictures of the Boston Reunion which
will be posted in the near future. The 2011 Reunion will be in Jacksonville,
FL. Information on the Jacksonville Reunion is now posted at the "Upcoming Reunion" link on the
left side of this page. Information on
the 2012 San Diego, 2013 San Antonio, and 2014 Norfolk Reunions can be found by
clicking on the "Future Reunions" link.
Find out
how
can win in our "2011 Jacksonville, FL Reunion Raffle" by clicking on the "Reunion
Raffle" link to the left.
Adams Class Veterans Association
(ACVA)
The USS Lawrence Association is a proud supporter of the
ACVA's efforts to preserve our sister ship, the USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2. The
Adams will serve as a floating memorial and museum in Jacksonville, FL in
honor of those who served on all Adams Class DDG's, Navy Veterans, and Veterans
in general. The ACVA needs your
help to make this dream come true. Click on the ACVA's logo at the
top right of this page to find
out how you can donate by check, credit card, or become a volunteer in
the restoration of the ship.
Crew
Members
Use
the links to the left to see if you are listed as a crew member. If you are not, see how you
can get listed and become a member. You can also contribute to this website by providing sea
stories, pictures, and copies of documents that pertained to your ship. All contributions
are welcomed. It does however take us sometime to get them
posted.
You may use the "Links" section to the left to visit our
Adams Class Sister Ships, Veterans sites, or other Navy sites of interest. If
you feel a site should be on our list and it is not, feel free to e-mail us a
link to the site and we will get it listed as soon as
possible.