USN · DD
Thorn
Photos and infoGleaves-class destroyer, named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn. Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny. Laid down 15 November 1942, launched 28 February 1943, commissioned 1 April 1943, Lieutenant Commander Edward Brumby in command. Atlantic convoys, then the Admiralties, where she struck a reef on 10 April 1944. Commander Frederick Henry Schneider, Jr. had her from 31 May 1944. She screened the battle line at Surigao Strait. Decommissioned at Charleston on 6 May 1946. Seven battle stars.
| Class | Gleaves class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-647 |
| Builder | Federal, Kearny |
| Launched | 1943-02-28 |
| Commissioned | 1943-04-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at Charleston on 6 May 1946. Struck 1 July 1971. Later sunk as a target. |
| Armament (class) | Split-plant sisters of the Bensons. Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Thorn (DD-647) underway, about 1943. The hull number 647 is on the stern. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-419691. Public domain.
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Command
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · screened the battle line
