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USS DOYLE (DD-494 / DMS-34)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NXTT

CLASS - GLEAVES As Built.
Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max)
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding May 26 1941.
Launched March 17 1942 and commissioned January 27 1943.
Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-34 June 23 1945.
(Star Of the Caine Mutiny With Robert Francis, Humphrey Bogart,
Mae Wynn and My Good Friend, Minesweep Boatswain 2nd.
Class Gene Starns USN-Ret.)

Decommissioned May 19 1955.
Stricken December 1 1970.
Fate Sold October 6 1972 and broken up for scrap.

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Doyle 82kArtist's conception of the Doyle as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Doyle 53kNew York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Dusk falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. The ship in the centre, just beyond the crane, is USS Gherhardi (DD-637). USS Luce (DD-522) is at left, with only her bow visible. USS Butler (DD-636) is at right, with only her stern visible. USS Doyle (DD-494) is in the right background. A British light cruiser, painted in yellow primer, is in the left background (USN Photo No 80-G-K-3859).Robert Hurst
Doyle 59kSan Diego 1950Gene Starns
Doyle 30kAs DMS-34, Midway 1950Jack Donovan

USS DOYLE DD-494 / DMS-34 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Ted Hoch
Address: Box 156, CDR#3, Columbia Crossroads PA 16914
Phone: 570-596-2426
E-mail: None


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Doyle (DMS-34)
Benson-Livermore Class Destroyers Website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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