| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort Carrier |
| Class | Ameer |
| Pennant | D 83 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 Nov 1943 |
| End service | Mar 1945 |
| History | HMS Thane's wartime duties included mainly ferry and convoy transport escort. HMS Thane (A/Capt. Edmond Russell Goldney Baker, RN) was torpedoed by the German submarine U-1172 off the Clyde Light Vessel, but survived and was towed to Greenock by HMS Loring, deemed beyond economical repair, declared a Constructive Total Loss and put on reserve March 1945. Returned to the United States Navy on 15 December 1945.
Stricken for disposal. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Thane |
| Former name | USS Sunset |
Commands listed for HMS Thane (D 83)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | A/Capt. Penrose Owen Davis, RD, RNR | 10 Oct 1943 | 11 Dec 1943 | |
| 2 | A/Cdr. Eric Marcus McCausland, RN | 11 Dec 1943 | 7 May 1944 | |
| 3 | A/Capt. Edmund Russell Goldney Baker, RN | 7 May 1944 | 22 Feb 1945 | |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Campbell Allen, RNR | 22 Feb 1945 | May 1945 | |
| 5 | Lt. Ernest George Evans, RN | May 1945 | 21 Jul 1945 | |
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