USS William C. Lawe (DE-373)

The second USS William C. Lawe (DE-373) was a proposed United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.

William C. Lawe was scheduled to be built at Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas, during World War II. However, her construction was cancelled on 6 June 1944.

The name William C. Lawe was reassigned to destroyer USS William C. Lawe (DD-763).