USS Thompson (DD-305) [SEP] vessel class
USS Thompson (DD-305)
USS "Thompson" (DD-305), a of the U.S. Navy named in honor of Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson (1809–1900), never saw action against an enemy. She was the first Navy ship of that name; the second, , named for Robert M. Thompson, served during World War II and the Korean War.
History.
The keel of the first "Thompson" was laid down on 25 September 1918, at San Francisco, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
USS Thompson
USS "Thompson" may refer to:
- USS "Thompson" (DD-305), named for Richard Wigginton Thompson and served in the 1920s; currently an exposed shipwreck in San Francisco Bay.
- USS "Thompson" (DD-627), named for Robert Means Thompson and served during World War II and the Korean War