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USS Doherty (DE-14)
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal
Class: Evarts Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector
Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 183
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Mare Island NSY 28 February 1942
Launched 29 August 1942 as HMS Berry (BDE-14)
Retained by USN, Renamed USS Doherty 6 January 1943
Commissioned 6 February 1943, Decommissioned 14 December 1945
Stricken 8 January 1946
Fate: Sold for scrapping 26 December 1946
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111k | 22 August 1942: San Francisco CA - Workers on the HMS Berry (BDE-14) watch the launching of the Brennan (DE-13) at Mare Island Navy Yard's north ways. | Darryl L. Baker | |
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111k | 29 August 1942: San Francisco CA - Miss Margaret Moreland (Maid of Honor), left, and Mrs. Robert E. Moreland (Sponsor) are seen in front of the HMS Berry (BDE-14) prior to her launching at Mare Island. (US Navy Photo #DE-14 5151-42) | ||
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111k | 29 August 1942: San Francisco CA - Mrs. Robert E. Moreland (Sponsor) is seen christening the HMS Berry (BDE-14) at Mare Island. (US Navy Photo #DE-14 5144-42) | ||
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111k | 29 August 1942: San Francisco CA - Distinguished guests are pictured at the launching of the HMS Berry (BDE-14) at Mare Island. Left to right: Radm W. L. Friedell, USN (Shipyard Commandant); Mr. Hanson V. Baldwin (War Columnist, New York Times); Mrs. Robert E. Moreland (Sponsor); Capt. F. G. Crisp; Miss Margaret Moreland (Maid of Honor); Mr. Robert E. Moreland; Mrs. F. G. Crisp; Mrs. W. L. Friedell. (US Navy Photo #DE-14 5157-42) | ||
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111k | 29 August 1942: San Francisco CA - Mrs. Robert E. Moreland (Sponsor) is seen christening the HMS Berry (BDE-14) at Mare Island. (US Navy Photo #DE-14 5144-42) | ||
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111k | 29 August 1942: San Francisco CA - Broadside view of the HMS Berry (BDE-14) immediately after her launching at Mare Island. (US Navy Photo #DE-14 5169-42) | ||
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193k | November 1944 | Pieter Bakels Wehl, The Netherlands |
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116k | December 1944 | John Klar | |
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106k | December 1944 | ||
View the USS Doherty (D-14), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.
View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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