USS Doran (DD-634)

USS Doran on 1 March 1943, location unknown.
History
United States
NameUSS Doran
NamesakeJohn James Doran
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down14 June 1941
Launched10 December 1941
Commissioned4 August 1942
IdentificationDD-634
ReclassifiedDMS-41, 30 May 1945
Decommissioned29 January 1947
Stricken15 January 1972
FateSold 27 August 1973 and broken up for scrap.
General characteristics
Class and typeGleaves-class destroyer
Displacement1,630 tons
Length348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam  37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)[1]
Draft  11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Propulsion
  • 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
  • 4 boilers;
  • 2 propellers
Speed37.4 knots (69 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament

USS Doran (DD-634), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Medal of Honor recipient John James Doran.

Doran was launched on 10 December 1941 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. P. J. Hurley sister of Chief Master-at-Arms Doran, and commissioned on 4 August 1942.

  1. ^ Andrew C. Toppan. "DD-635". Haze Gray & Underway. Archived from the original on 26 January 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2013.