USS William C. Lawe (DE-313)

The first USS William C. Lawe (DE-313) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II. She was never completed.

William C. Lawe was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 22 January 1944. Her construction was cancelled on 13 March 1944.

The name William C. Lawe was reassigned to destroyer escort USS William C. Lawe (DE-373).