Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.


NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive

DD-494 / DMS-34 Doyle


Benson Class Destroyer: Laid down at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle WA; Launched 17 March 1942; Commissioned USS Doyle (DD-494), 27 January 1943; Reclassified and converted to High Speed Minesweeper (DMS-34) 23 June 1945; Placed Out-of-Commission-in-Reserve 19 May 1955; Reclassified Destroyer (DD-494), 15 July 1955; Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final Disposition, unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,630 t.(lt), 2,200 t.(fl); Length 347' 10"; Beam 36' 1" ; Draft 15' 8"; Speed 37 kts; Complement 208; Armament 4 single 5"/38 gun mounts, four 40mm, five 20mm, six dcp, two dct; Propulsion, 4 boilers, 2 steam turbines, 2 two shafts, two propellers.
Click On Image
For Full Size Image
Size Image Description Contributed
By
Doyle 15k - Gene Starns
Doyle 59k San Diego, 1950 Gene Starns

View the Doyle (DMS-34)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site. The main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Reunions Magazine
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Destroyer Pages, USS Doyle (DD-494)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
Back To The Main Photo Index Back To the Mine Warfare Ship Photo Index Back To The High Speed Minesweeper (DMS) Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
© 2004, Joseph M. Radigan © 1996 - 2004 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.