USS Lawrence (DDG-4)

USS Lawrence (DDG-4) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in January 1962. Named after Captain James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812, the ship served prominently during the Cold War, conducting operations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean. USS Lawrence participated in significant events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine and multiple Mediterranean deployments with the Sixth Fleet. After more than two decades of service, the destroyer was decommissioned in March 1990 and subsequently scrapped.