USS Thomas

USS Thomas

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Thomas" for Clarence Crase Thomas:

* "Thomas" (DD-182), a "Wickes"-class destroyer, launched in 1918 and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS "St. Albans" in 1940.
*"Thomas" (DE-102), a "Cannon"-class destroyer escort, launched in 1943, and transferred to Taiwan in 1946. Also, the USS "Thomas" (or "S.S. Thomas"), a converted cattle ship, transported the Thomasite teachers from San Francisco to the Philippines in 1901.


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