Allied Warships

USS Harold C. Thomas (DE 21)

Destroyer Escort of the Evarts class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEvarts 
PennantDE 21 
Built byMare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down30 Apr 1942 
Launched18 Dec 1942 
Commissioned31 May 1943 
End service26 Oct 1945 
History

Decommissioned 26 October 1945.
Stricken 28 November 1945.
Sold 4 January 1947 and broken up.

 

Commands listed for USS Harold C. Thomas (DE 21)

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CommanderFromTo
1Herman Reich, USNR31 May 19437 Sep 1943
2Lt.Cdr. Volney Hamilton Craig, Jr., USNR16 Sep 194323 Jan 1944
3Lt.Cdr. Edward Joseph Haddon, USNR23 Jan 19445 Jan 1945
4Lt. Godfrey Cheshire, Jr., USNR5 Jan 19456 Oct 1945

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Notable events involving Harold C. Thomas include:


10 Nov 1943
During 10/11 November 1943 USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Gunnel (T/Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour. On the 11th, USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. V.H. Craig, Jr., USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. F.L. van Camp, USN) joined for that days exercises. (1)

14 Nov 1943
USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. V.H. Craig, Jr., USNR), USS Turkey (Lt. R.J. Melchor, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. F.L. van Camp, USN). (2)

2 Jul 1944
During 2 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Croaker (T/Cdr. J.E. Lee, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Haddon, USNR) and USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR).

On completion of the day exercises USS Croaker and USS Harold C. Thomas returned to Pearl Harbour.

The remaining ships remained out for night exercises and were joined for exercises on the 3rd by USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. G.W. Underwood, USN) and USS Harold C. Thomas. (3)

15 Jan 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Austin (Lt. W.H. White, USNR), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt. G. Cheshire, Jr., USNR) and USS Trepang (Cdr. A.R. Faust, USN).

16 Jan 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Austin (Lt. W.H. White, USNR), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt. G. Cheshire, Jr., USNR) and USS Trepang (Cdr. A.R. Faust, USN).

14 Apr 1945
USS Ray (T/Cdr. W.T. Kinsella, USN), USS Dragonet (T/Capt. J.H. Lewis, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR) and USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt. G. Cheshire, Jr., USNR).

Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

Sources

  1. War diary Pearl Harbour Navy Yard for November 1943 + War diary USS USS Harold C. Thomas for November 1943
  2. War diary Pearl Harbour Navy Yard for November 1943 + War diary USS Allen for November 1943 + War diary USS Harold C. Thomas for November 1943
  3. War diary 14th Naval District for July 1944 + War diary USS Le Hardy for July 1944 + War diary USS Harold C. Thomas for July 1944 + War diary USS Charles R. Greer for July 1944

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