USS Doherty

	USS Doherty (DE 14) 23 February 1943: off Mare Island
History
United States
Name	USS Doherty (DE-14)
Namesake	John Joseph Doherty
Builder	Mare Island Navy Yard
Laid down	28 February 1942
Launched	29 August 1942 as HMS Berry (BDE-14)
Commissioned	6 February 1943 as USS Doherty (DE-14)
Decommissioned	14 December 1945
Stricken	8 January 1946
Fate	Sold for scrap on 26 December 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Evarts class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,140 (standard), 1,430 tons (full)
Length	283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) (waterline), 289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) (overall))
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Draft	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) (max)
Propulsion	4 diesel engines with electric drive *6000 shp; 2 screws;
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h)
Range	4,150 nm
Complement	15 officers, 183 enlisted
Armament	3 × 1.1"/75 caliber gun (1×4), 9 × Oerlikon 20 mm Mk 4 AA cannons, 1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk 10 (144 rounds), 8 × Mk 6 depth charge projectors, 2 × Mk 9 depth charge tracks

USS Doherty (DE-14) was an

antisubmarine

operations in dangerous battle areas and returned home safely at war's end.

Namesake

John Joseph Doherty was born on 26 February 1919 in

United States Naval Reserve on 1 March 1940 and was appointed aviation cadet on 9 July 1940. Assigned to Bombing Squadron 6 on board USS Enterprise, Ensign Doherty was reported missing in action 1 February 1942 during the Marshall Islands Raid. He posthumously received a special letter of commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for his devotion to duty and disregard of his own safety in accomplishing his mission in addition to the Distinguished Flying Cross

.