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DE-420 Leland E. Thomas
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/06/19 1973/09
sold
Namesake: 1Lt Leeland E. Thomas - pil. VMSB-232 42/08; KIA 42/09/18
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45/01/05       damaged in collision with Edwin A. Howard off Mindanao (09-48N, 127-15E)   85 

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