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U.S.S. THORNTON
(AVD-11)Click to view crew list
AVD-11 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1918 | - | Keel Date: 3 JUN 1918 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Squantum Victory Yard | ||
| MAR | 1919 | - | Launch Date: 2 MAR 1919 | ||
| JUL | 1919 | - | Commissioned: 15 JUL 1919 | ||
| MAY | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 2 MAY 1945 | ||
AVD-11 General Specifications
Class: Clemson-class destroyer
Named for: James and Ryan Thornton
Complement: 122 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1215 tons
Length: 314 feet 4 inches
Beam: 30 feet 11 inches
Flank Speed: 34 Knots
Final Disposition: Beached 2 May 1945Hull abandoned and donated to the goverNautical Milesent of the Ryukyu Islands July 1957