USS Thorn on 1 January 1984
History
United States
NameThorn
NamesakeJonathan Thorn
Ordered15 January 1975
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down29 August 1977
Launched3 February 1979
Acquired21 January 1980
Commissioned16 February 1980
Decommissioned25 August 2004
Stricken25 August 2004
Identification
MottoSharply Perseverant
FateSunk as target, 22 July 2006
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSpruance-class destroyer
Displacement8,040 (long) tons full load
Length529 ft (161 m) waterline; 563 ft (172 m) overall
Beam55 ft (16.8 m)
Draft29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range
  • 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement19 officers, 315 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

USS Thorn (DD-988), a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn (1779–1811), who took part in Decatur's expedition to destroy the captured frigate Philadelphia in 1804.[1]

Construction and career

Thorn was laid down on 29 August 1977 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.; launched on 22 November 1978 (Thorn was christened on 3 February 1979 by Mrs. Patricia Ansley); and commissioned on 16 February 1980.[2]

Thorn was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 25 August 2004.

Thorn was sunk as a test/target at 08:50 on 22 July 2006 off the United States East Coast. Thorn′s wreck rests at a depth of 12,792 feet (3,899 m) at 32°59′04″N 75°06′54″W / 32.98444°N 75.11500°W / 32.98444; -75.11500.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "USS Thorn (DD-988) (+2006)". Wrecksite.eu.
  2. ↑ "Thorn (DD 988)". Naval Vessel Register. August 7, 2006.
  3. ↑ "USS Thorn (DD 988)". US Navy Crew List.
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