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U.S.S. Thornton (1919) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-270 |
Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Squantum Yard[1] |
Laid down: | 3 Jun, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 22 Mar, 1919[3] |
Commissioned: | 15 Jul, 1919[4] |
Decommissioned: | 24 May, 1922[5] |
Stricken: | 13 Aug, 1945[6] |
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U.S.S. Thornton was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
There was an earlier torpedo boat named U.S.S. Thornton.
Service
Thornton was commissioned on 15 July, 1919 with Commander Archibald G. Stirling in command.
Captains
- Commander Archibald Grahame Stirling, 15 July, 1919
See Also
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