Cancelled Ships
It is notable that the Navy had two contracts for destroyer escorts that were to be named USS Willard Keith; however, they both were cancelled before they were completed. The contract for the construction of USS Willard Keith (DE-754)—a Cannon-class destroyer escort whose keel had been laid down on 14 September 1943 at San Pedro, California, by the Western Pipe and Steel Company—was cancelled on 2 October 1943. The contract for the construction of USS Willard Keith (DE-314)—an Evarts-class destroyer escort laid down on 22 January 1944 at Vallejo, California, by the Mare Island Navy Yard—was cancelled on 13 March 1944.
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