- USS Doran (DD-634)
USS "Doran" (DD-634), a "Gleaves"-class
destroyer , was the second ship of theUnited States Navy to be named forMedal of Honor recipientJohn James Doran ."Doran" was launched
10 December 1941 byBoston Navy Yard ; sponsored by Mrs. P. J. Hurley sister of Chief Master-at-Arms Doran, and commissioned4 August 1942 ,Lieutenant Commander H. W. Gordon in command."Doran" sailed from
Norfolk, Virginia on23 October 1942 screening transports for the invasion landings at Safi,French Morocco ,8 November . Two days later while on patrol she investigated a beachedsubmarine which turned out to be French. The submarine had escaped fromCasablanca and had been abandoned after suffering several bombing attacks by American aircraft. "Doran" returned to Norfolk24 November .Between
12 December 1942 and28 April 1943 "Doran" made three voyages from New York and Norfolk to arrived atOran on22 June , and on5 July got underway Casablanca. She sailed from Norfolk again8 June , for the invasion of Sicily, screening transports offScoglitti and providing fire support for the landings10 July . She continued to serve in this operation with escort and patrol duty betweenBizerte ,Tunisia , and Sicilian ports until21 August . Six days later she sailed from Casablanca for the United States, arriving at New York14 September .Returning to convoy duty, "Doran" made five voyages between Boston and New York and ports in the
United Kingdom between22 October 1943 and1 May 1944 . She sailed from Norfolk17 May to return to theMediterranean where she screened transports from Oran toNaples and conducted exercises and antisubmarine patrols off Oran andGibraltar . She returned to New York22 August and made one convoy voyage toLiverpool from6 October to1 November before sailing to thePanama Canal Zone as escort for "Randolph" (CV-15).From
13 January to26 April 1945 "Doran" escorted two convoys to Oran, then atCharleston, South Carolina , began conversion to ahigh-speed minesweeper . She was reclassified DMS-41,30 May 1945 . Her conversion and shakedown completed, she sailed from Norfolk2 July for a month of training at San Diego, called atPearl Harbor , and reachedOkinawa on7 October . She swept mines in theYellow Sea and served on escort and courier duty atShanghai ,China , until3 January 1946 , when she sailed forWakanoura Wan escorting the ships of Mine Squadron 11 (MineRon 11) to buoy-laying duty. "Doran" remained on duty inJapan ese waters until11 March when she sailed from Yokosuka for San Francisco, arriving the last day of the month. She was placed out of commission in reserve at San Diego29 January 1947 . She was reclassified DD-634,15 July 1966 ."Doran" received three
battle star s forWorld War II service.References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/doran-ii.htm
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/634.htm navsource.org: USS "Doran"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/dd634txt.htm hazegray.org: USS "Doran"]
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