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U.S.S. THOMPSON
(DD-627)Click to view crew list
DD-627 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 22 SEP 1941 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 15 JUL 1942 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 10 JUL 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | D-Day 6 Jun 1944 |
| FEB | 1947 | - | SEP | 1947 | WesPac - Tsingtao China |
| MAY | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 18 MAY 1954 | ||
DD-627 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: Sold for scrap 7 August 1972