USS Thorn (DD-988)

History of USS Thorn (DD-988)

Final Disposition:Sunk as a test/target 22 July 2006 The second Thorn (DD-988) was laid down on 29 August 1977 at Pascagoula, Miss., by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Systems, Inc., and launched on 3 February 1979 with Mrs. Patricia Palmer Ansley serving as sponsor.

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