| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Cannon |
| Pennant | DE 195 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 17 Jun 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 17 June 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Thornhill (DE 195)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John B. Shumway, USNR | 1 Feb 1944 | 3 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | Edwin Thornwell Mckeithen, Jr., USNR | 3 Jan 1945 | 16 Nov 1945 |
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