USS Herbert J. Thomas
Gearing-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see ROCS Han Yang.
23.0912713°N 120.5354969°E / 23.0912713; 120.5354969
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USS Herbert J. Thomas underway on 13 June 1957 | |
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United States | |
Name | Herbert J. Thomas |
Namesake | Herbert Joseph Thomas |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 30 October 1944 |
Launched | 25 March 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Audrey Irene Thomas |
Commissioned | 29 May 1945 |
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Decommissioned | 4 December 1970 |
Stricken | 1 February 1974 |
Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 1 June 1974 |
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Taiwan | |
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Namesake | Han Yang |
Acquired | 1 June 1974 |
Commissioned | 17 March 1975 |
Reclassified | DDG-915, 1980s |
Identification | Hull number: DD-915 |
Decommissioned | 16 August 1999 |
Fate | Sunk as artificial reef |
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Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
Speed | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy.