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DD-647 Thorn
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bristol 1942/11/15
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1943/02/28 1943/04/01 1973/11
target
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 22, 44: Ms 32/16d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/29       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/01/29 44/02/29   DesDiv37 sail form Panama to Guadalcanal > Rendova > Milne Bay   66 
44/03/04 44/04 Brewer 76 land Admiralty Is.   66  86 
44/04/1? 44/05/22     escort Massachussetts to Bremerton, then Thetis Bay to San Francisco   66 
44/04/10   Brewer 76 damage(reefs) off Admiralty Is   66  86 
44/05/22? 44/07     HPNY - repairs, overhaul   66 
44/08/0? 44/08/11     escort Mississippi to P.H.   66 
44/08/2? 44/09/0?     escort Maryland from P.H. to Tulagi   66 
44/08/25 44/08/28     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/15 44/10/04 Stale2 32.7.1 land Palau   70 
44/10/12 44/11 King2 77.2     66 
44/10/25   King2 BattFor/Xray xSuriga   81 
44/11/05 44/11/20 King2 38.4.3     66  105 
44/11/20 44/11/2? King2 38.1     105 
44/12/0? 44/12/2? Love3 30.8 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/27 Mike1 30.8     66 
45/02/08 45/03/11 Detach 50.8     66 
45/03/13 45/05/28 Iceber 50.8     66 
45/05/28 45/06/08 Iceber 30.8     66 
45/06/08 45/06/1?     escort 4 damaged CVE to Guam   66 
45/07/04 45/09/09   30.8     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1971/07/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
Notice: sunk as target by planes from CVA-66 America