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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Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
Thorn Operational Timeline
1 Apr 1943 | Thorn was commissioned into service. |
6 May 1946 | Thorn was decommissioned from service. |
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