USN · DE
Harold C. Thomas
Photos and infoEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-21. Launched at Mare Island on 18 December 1942 as Essington and commissioned 31 May 1943. The Flintlock order of battle names her as escort of the Northern Garrison Group, TG 51.6. Her own history says she sailed from Pearl Harbor on 29 February 1944 and reached Eniwetok on 11 March. Not sunk.
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
|---|---|
| Hull | DE-21 |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1942-12-18 |
| Commissioned | 1943-05-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned in October 1945. Not sunk in the Marshalls. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS Harold C. Thomas (DE-21) underway, circa 1945, in Camouflage Measure 22. U.S. Navy photograph. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Harold C. Thomas (DE-21) underway, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · named with TG 51.6; reached Eniwetok on 11 March 1944; not sunk
