USS Williamson (DD-244/AVP-15/AVD-2/APD-27) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander William Price Williamson.

USS Williamson (DD-244) underway in San Francisco Bay, California, 23 January 1944. Though recently reclassified as a destroyer, Williamson retains most of her seaplane tender (AVD) configuration. Photographed by the Mare Island Navy Yard.

USS WILLIAMSON DD-244 Ship History. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, February 2016

USS Williamson (AVD-2) getting underway, 5 February 1942, while assigned to the Aleutians as a tender for the PBY's of PatWing 4. US National Archives photo # 80-G-20509 , a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.

Sep 7, 2022 · The USS Williamson DD-244 was laid down on March 27, 1919, and built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The Clemson class destroyer had a length of 314 feet and four inches. She weighed 1,190 tons and could sail at 35 knots per hour.

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Aug 25, 2001 · Description, history, and photograph(s) of Destroyer USS Williamson (DD-244) in WWII

Williamson (Destroyer No. 244) was laid down on 27 March 1919 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 16 October 1919; sponsored by Comdr. Williamson's widow; reclassified from Destroyer No. 244 to DD-244 in the Navy's fleet-wide assignment of alphanumeric hull numbers on 17 July 1920; and commissioned at the Philadelphia ...

USS Williamson (DD-244/ AVP-15/ AVD-2) was a Clemson class destroyer that served as seaplane tender in the Aleutians, and was then used to refuel spotter aircraft to support the battleships and cruisers during the later stages of the island hopping campaign.

Williamson ( DD-244: dp. 1,190; 1. 314'4"; b. 30'8", dr. 9'3"(mean); s. 35 k., cpl. 122, a. 4 4", 1 3", 12 21" tt.cl. Clemeon) Williamson (Destroyer No. 244) was laid ...