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DD-764 / DDE-764 USS LLOYD THOMAS


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NTKT

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - BAIT HOOK

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. March 26 1944. Launched October 5 1945 and commissioned March 21 1947.
Reclassified DDE-764 March 4 1950, reverted to DD-764 June 30 1962.
Decommissioned October 12 1972.
Stricken October 12 1972.
To Taiwan October 12 1972, renamed Dang Yang.
Stricken March 16 1999.
Fate Sunk as artificial reef October 31 2002.
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Thomas 23kUndated, location unknown.John A. Pisanelli
Thomas 63kUndated postcard Copyright © Arnold Art, Newport, RI.Mike Smolinski
Thomas 37kCirca 1953, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Thomas 76kScenes from the USS Lloyd Thomas Cruisebook from Jan-Mar 1957. From the collection of Robert Frampton, CAPT (SC), USN (Ret.). In this photo are the USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764), USS Keppler (DD-765) and the USS Harwood (DD-861).Robert Hall
Thomas 63kAs above.Robert Hall
Thomas 142kAs above.Robert Hall
Thomas 109kAs above.Robert Hall
Thomas 57kAs above. To the left of the USS Lloyd Thompson (DD-764) are the USS Van Voorhis (DE-1028) and the USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030).Robert Hall
Thomas 113kSecond Division in May 1961 at Pier 1, Newport, RI.Charlie Sauer
Thomas 51kAtlantic, November 28 1966© Richard Leonhardt
Thomas 47kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
USS LLOYD THOMAS DD-764 / DDE-764 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Bob Scherrer
Address: 4812 Admiration Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: (757)467-6270
E-mail: None
Next reunion: Sep 25-29, 2002 at Chicago, IL

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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