Thorn
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Gleaves-class Destroyer |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States |
| Laid Down | 15 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Apr 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 6 May 1946 |
| Displacement | 2,395 tons full |
| Length | 348 feet |
| Beam | 36 feet |
| Draft | 13 feet |
| Machinery | Westinghouse geared turbines with two screws |
| Power Output | 50,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 35 knots |
| Range | 6,500nm at 12 knots |
| Crew | 208 |
| Armament | 4x5" anti-aircraft, 5x0.5" machine guns, 10x21" torpedo tubes |
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Thorn Operational Timeline
| 1 Apr 1943 | Thorn was commissioned into service. |
| 6 May 1946 | Thorn was decommissioned from service. |
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