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U.S.S. THORNHILL

(DE-195)


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DE-195 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT1943-Keel Date: 7 OCT 1943
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ
DEC1943-Launch Date: 30 DEC 1943
FEB1944-Commissioned: 1 FEB 1944
JUN1947-Decommissioned: 17 JUN 1947

DE-195 General Specifications

Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort

Named for: Leonard W. Thornhill

Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted

Displacement: 1240 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Flank Speed: 21 knots

Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles

Final Disposition:Transferred to Italy 10 January 1951