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U.S.S. THORN
(DD-647)Click to view crew list
DD-647 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 15 NOV 1942 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 28 FEB 1943 | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 1 APR 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 6 MAY 1946 | ||
DD-647 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as target 22 August 1974