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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Thornhill |
| Namesake | Leonard W. Thornhill |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 7 October 1943 |
| Launched | 30 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 17 June 1947 |
| Stricken | 26 March 1951 |
| Identification | DE-195 |
| Fate | Transferred to Italy, 10 January 1951 |
 Italy | |
| Name | Aldebaran |
| Acquired | 10 January 1951 |
| Stricken | 1976 |
| Identification | F 590 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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USS Thornhill (DE-195) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. In 1951, the ship was transferred to the Italian Marina Militare and renamed Aldebaran (F 590). The ship remained in service until 1976 when she was sold for scrap.