USS Lloyd Thomas (DE-312)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Lloyd Thomas.
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| Name: | USS Lloyd Thomas |
| Namesake: | Lieutenant, junior grade, Lloyd Thomas (1912-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
| Builder: | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down: | 23 August 1943 |
| Launched: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction cancelled 13 March 1944; scrapped incomplete |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
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| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
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| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range: | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
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The first USS Lloyd Thomas (DE-312) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II but never completed.
Lloyd Thomas was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 23 August 1943. Her construction was cancelled on 13 March 1944.
The name Lloyd Thomas was reassigned to destroyer escort Lloyd Thomas (DE-374).
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Naval History: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
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