USS Herbert J. Thomas

	USS Herbert J. Thomas underway on 13 June 1957
History
United States
Name	Herbert J. Thomas
Namesake	Herbert Joseph Thomas
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	30 October 1944
Launched	25 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Audrey Irene Thomas
Commissioned	29 May 1945
Reclassified	DDR-833, 18 March 1949; DD-833, 1 April 1964;
Identification	Callsign: NBBC; ; Hull number: DD-833;
Decommissioned	4 December 1970
Stricken	1 February 1974
Honors &; awards	See Awards
Fate	Transferred to Republic of China, 1 June 1974
History
Taiwan
Name	Han Yang ; (汉阳);
Namesake	Han Yang
Acquired	1 June 1974
Commissioned	17 March 1975
Reclassified	DDG-915, 1980s
Identification	Hull number: DD-915
Decommissioned	16 August 1999
Fate	Sunk as artificial reef
General characteristics
Class & type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5-inch/38-caliber guns (3×2); 12 × 40 mm AA guns; 11 × 20 mm AA guns; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×5); 6 × depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

History
USS Herbert J. Thomas underway on 13 June 1957
United States
Name	Herbert J. Thomas
Namesake	Herbert Joseph Thomas
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	30 October 1944
Launched	25 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Audrey Irene Thomas
Commissioned	29 May 1945
Reclassified	DDR-833, 18 March 1949 DD-833, 1 April 1964
Identification	Callsign: NBBC Hull number: DD-833
Decommissioned	4 December 1970
Stricken	1 February 1974
Honors & awards	See Awards
Fate	Transferred to Republic of China, 1 June 1974
History
Taiwan
Name	Han Yang (汉阳)
Namesake	Han Yang
Acquired	1 June 1974
Commissioned	17 March 1975
Reclassified	DDG-915, 1980s
Identification	Hull number: DD-915
Decommissioned	16 August 1999
Fate	Sunk as artificial reef
General characteristics
Class & type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5-inch/38-caliber guns (3×2) 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×5) 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks