USS Thornton

Last updated August 03, 2022

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Thornton for James Thornton.

The first USS Thornton (TB-33) was a torpedo boat, commissioned in 1902, decommissioned and redesignated Coastal Torpedo Vessel No. 16 in 1918.
The second USS Thornton (DD-270) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1918 and decommissioned in 1945.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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The first Thornton was laid down on 16 March 1899 at Richmond, Va., by the William R. Trigg Co.; launched on 15 May 1900; sponsored by Miss Mary Thornton Davis; and commissioned on 9 June 1902.

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