USS Thornton (DD-270)
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USS Thornton was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James and Ryan Thornton, naval officers during the American Civil War, and was the second sh
USS Thornton (AVD-11) in port, c. 1944.
French Frigate Shoals
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The French Frigate Shoals is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, located about 487 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu. Its name commemorates French explorer Jean-François de Gala
USS Thornton (DD-270)
…attack between 0910 and 0917. Thornton suffered no casualties during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Following the Pearl Harbor attack, she was stationed at French Frigate Shoals with Ballard (AVD-10) as aircraft rescue ships for the planes engaged in the expanded air searches. Coincidentally, the Japanese had planned to use the…
French Frigate Shoals, 2003
The towering La Pérouse Pinnacle is made of hard volcanic rock and rises 122 ft (37 m)
Monk seal and noddy terns at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals
Red-footed Booby on French Frigate Shoals