USS ''Charles R. Ware'' (DE-547) was a proposed World War II United States Navy ''John C. Butler''-class destroyer escort that was never built. ''Charles R. Ware'' was planned to be built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction contract was cancelled in 1944 before her construction could begin. The name ''Charles R. Ware'' was reassigned to the

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

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Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charles R. Ware (DE-547) John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts Cancelled ships of the United States Navy