| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 514 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 18 Nov 1945 |
| History | Heavily damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft on 20 May 1945 while off Okinawa 14 killed and 53 wounded. |
Commands listed for USS Thatcher (ii) (DD 514)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Leland Ralph Lampman, USN | 10 Feb 1943 | Oct 1943 |
| 2 | William Arthur Cockell, USN | Jun 1944 | Mar 1945 |
| 3 | Charles Richardson Chandler, USN | Mar 1945 | 18 Nov 1945 |
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