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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Thomas (DE-102) |
| Namesake | Clarence Crase Thomas |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 16 January 1943 |
| Launched | 31 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | March 1946 |
| Stricken | 22 December 1948 |
| Fate | Transferred to China, 14 December 1948 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name | ROCS Tai Ho (DE-23)[1][2] |
| Acquired | 14 December 1948 |
| Out of service | 1972 |
| Fate | Stricken and scrapped, 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,240 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11.2 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 9 in (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range | 10,800 nmi. at 12 knots |
| Complement | 15 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Thomas (DE-102) was a Cannon class destroyer escort in the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., on 16 January 1943; launched on 31 July 1943; and commissioned on 21 November 1943.[3][4]
She was the second United States Navy ship to be named after Clarence Crase Thomas.
- ^ Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1972–1973. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. p. 311.
- ^ "Thomas (6116709)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ USS Thomas page at hazegray.org
- ^ USS Thomas page at ibiblio.net