USS Thomas (DE-102)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Thomas.
USS Thomas (DE-102) was a Cannon class destroyer escort in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., on 16 January 1943; launched on 31 July 1943; and commissioned on 21 November 1943.[3][4]
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United States | |
Name | USS Thomas (DE-102) |
Namesake | Clarence Crase Thomas |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 16 January 1943 |
Launched | 31 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 21 November 1943 |
Decommissioned | March 1946 |
Stricken | 22 December 1948 |
Fate | Transferred to China, 14 December 1948 |
History | |
Taiwan | |
Name | ROCS Tai Ho (DE-23)[1][2] |
Acquired | 14 December 1948 |
Out of service | 1972 |
Fate | Stricken and scrapped, 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,240 tons |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11.2 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 9 in (2.7 m) |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Range | 10,800 nmi. at 12 knots |
Complement | 15 officers, 201 enlisted |
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She was the second United States Navy ship to be named after Clarence Crase Thomas.