USS Thompson (DD-627)

Thompson in May 1944
History
NameThompson
NamesakeRobert Means Thompson
BuilderSeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down22 September 1941
Launched15 July 1942
Commissioned10 July 1943
ReclassifiedDMS-38, 30 May 1945
Decommissioned18 May 1954
Stricken1 July 1971
FateSold for scrap, 7 August 1972
General characteristics
Class & typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam  36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft  11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37 MW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range
  • 6,500 nautical miles at 12 kt
  •   (12,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Thompson (DD-627) (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves-class destroyer, then became an Ellyson-class destroyer minesweeper. She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M. Thompson.

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