12/12/1940-01/31/1946
LT CMDR USS THORNHILL USN WW II
First commander of DE-195
USS Thornhill (DE-195) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. In 1951 the ship was transferred to the Marina Militare and renamed Aldebaran. The ship remained in service until 1976 when she was sold for scrap.
Construction and career
The ship was named after Leonard W. Thornhill, who participated in the Battle of Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Thornhill was laid down on 7 October 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 30 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Thornhill, the mother of Lt. (jg.) Thornhill; and commissioned on 1 February 1944, Lt. John B. Shumway, USNR, in command. He was captain until Jan3 1945.
LT CMDR USS THORNHILL USN WW II
First commander of DE-195
USS Thornhill (DE-195) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. In 1951 the ship was transferred to the Marina Militare and renamed Aldebaran. The ship remained in service until 1976 when she was sold for scrap.
Construction and career
The ship was named after Leonard W. Thornhill, who participated in the Battle of Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Thornhill was laid down on 7 October 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 30 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Thornhill, the mother of Lt. (jg.) Thornhill; and commissioned on 1 February 1944, Lt. John B. Shumway, USNR, in command. He was captain until Jan3 1945.
12/12/1940-01/31/1946
LT CMDR USS THORNHILL USN WW II
First commander of DE-195
USS Thornhill (DE-195) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. In 1951 the ship was transferred to the Marina Militare and renamed Aldebaran. The ship remained in service until 1976 when she was sold for scrap.
Construction and career
The ship was named after Leonard W. Thornhill, who participated in the Battle of Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Thornhill was laid down on 7 October 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 30 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Thornhill, the mother of Lt. (jg.) Thornhill; and commissioned on 1 February 1944, Lt. John B. Shumway, USNR, in command. He was captain until Jan3 1945.
LT CMDR USS THORNHILL USN WW II
First commander of DE-195
USS Thornhill (DE-195) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. In 1951 the ship was transferred to the Marina Militare and renamed Aldebaran. The ship remained in service until 1976 when she was sold for scrap.
Construction and career
The ship was named after Leonard W. Thornhill, who participated in the Battle of Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Thornhill was laid down on 7 October 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 30 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Thornhill, the mother of Lt. (jg.) Thornhill; and commissioned on 1 February 1944, Lt. John B. Shumway, USNR, in command. He was captain until Jan3 1945.
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