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USS LLOYD THOMAS (DD-764 / DDE-764)


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.
Completed FRAM upgrade November 1961.
Reverted to DD-764 June 30 1962.
Decommissioned and 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 140kMarch 31 1947, location unknown.Ed Zajkowski
Lawe 215kThe USS Valley Forge (CV-45) along with the USS William C. Lawe (DD-763), USS William M. Wood (DD-715), USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764) and the USS Keppler (DD-765) during their 1948 World Cruise at Pearl Harbor.Bob Bush
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 194kChristmas time 1969 at Newport RI, (L to R) Keppler, Lloyd Thomas, Garcia and Courtney.Ed Zajkowski
Thomas 47kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski

USS LLOYD THOMAS DD-764 / DDE-764 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR James Ingham Cone    Mar 21 1947 - Nov 1948
CDR Andrew D. Jackson Jr.    Nov 1948 - Jul 1950
CDR Richard Dressling    Jul 1950 - 1951
CDR William A. Rowan    1951 - 1952
CDR Frank L. Bogart    1953 - Dec 2 1955
CDR Davis Cone    Dec 2 1955 - Oct 29 1957
CDR Clarence Miller Brooks Jr.    Oct 29 1957 - Feb 14 1959
CDR Clarence Robert Beyer    Feb 14 1959 - Jun 3 1960
CDR Paul Louis Nuschke    Jun 3 1960 - Dec 29 1961
CDR Albert Van Acker    Dec 9 1961 - 1962
CDR Dolan Hertzig    1963 - 1965
CDR Richard E. Nicholson    1965 - Nov 25 1966 (Later RADM)
CDR William Henry Meanix Jr.    Nov 25 1966 - 1969
CDR David Anthony    1969 - 1969
LCDR Mert Pearson    1969 - 1969
CDR Leo G. Brown    1969 - 1970
CDR Edward Fell Jardine Jr.    1971 - Oct 12 1972

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Bob Scherrer
Address: 4812 Admiration Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: (757)467-6270
E-mail: None


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.


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