USS Thorn (DD-988)
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Construction started | August 29, 1977 |
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Launched | February 3, 1979 |
Length | 161 m |
Draft | 8. 84 m |
Beam | 17 m |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
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ID | 2238922 |
About USS Thorn (DD-988)
USS Thorn (DD-988), a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn, who took part in Decatur's expedition to destroy the captured frigate Philadelphia in 1804.