Thresher's keel was laid down on 27 May 1939 at the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 27 March 1940, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Cox Jones, wife of Rear Admiral Claud A. Jones and … See more

Following training and sea trials, Thresher got underway from New London, Connecticut on 25 October 1940 for engineering trials in Gravesend Bay, New York, and shakedown off the Dry Tortugas.
She operat… See more

Litchfield promptly set off to join American light forces departing from the harbor, leaving Thresher alone to conduct her first real war patrol. However, the destroyer was ordered back to escort; radio contact was established… See more

Clearing her patrol station, Thresher nested alongside Fulton (AS-11) for voyage repairs before pushing on for Oahu on 4 April 1945. Arriving at Pearl Harbor 20 days later, Thresher ended her active combat service, after fiftee… See more

• Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 15 battle stars for World War II service
Thresher was the most decorated U.S. submarine … See more