USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Lloyd Thomas.
The third USS Lloyd Thomas (DD/DDE-764) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
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USS Lloyd Thomas at Newport in 1951 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Lloyd Thomas |
Namesake | Lloyd Thomas |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 26 March 1944 |
Launched | 5 October 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Lloyd Thomas |
Commissioned | 21 March 1947 |
Decommissioned | 12 October 1972 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 12 October 1972 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold to the Republic of China, 12 October 1972 |
History | |
Taiwan | |
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Namesake | Dang Yang |
Acquired | 12 October 1972 |
Commissioned | 12 December 1972 |
Reclassified | DDG-911, 1980s |
Decommissioned | 16 March 1999 |
Stricken | 16 March 1999 |
Identification | Hull number: DD-911 |
Fate | Sunk as artificial reef, 31 October 2002 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) |
Length | 390 ft 9 in (119.10 m) |
Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 336 officers and enlisted |
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