USS O'Toole (DE-527)

History
United States
Name	USS O'Toole
Laid down	25 September 1943
Launched	2 November 1943
Commissioned	22 January 1944
Decommissioned	18 October 1945
Stricken	1 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1946
General characteristics
Type	Evarts-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,140 long tons (1,158 t) standard; 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full;
Length	289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) o/a; 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) w/l;
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m) (max)
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW); 2 screws;
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range	4,150 nmi (7,690 km)
Complement	15 officers and 183 enlisted
Armament	3 × single dual purpose guns; 1 × quad 1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun; 9 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns; 1 × Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 (144 rounds); 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors; 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks;

USS O'Toole (DE-527) was an

North Atlantic ocean protecting convoys and other ships from German U-boats and aircraft. She also performed escort and anti-submarine operations before returning home at the end of the conflict

.

Namesake

John Albert O'Toole was born on 16 May 1916 in

Navy Cross

.

Construction and commissioning

O'Toole was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard on 25 September 1943, launched on 2 November 1943, and was sponsored by Mrs. John A. O'Toole, and commissioned on 22 January 1944.

World War II North Atlantic operations

Following

CortDiv 80 for transatlantic convoy

duty.

On 9 September, O'Toole stood out of

Mediterranean run in April, she was en route home from Algeria when the war in Europe

ended.

End-of-War activity

Arriving at New York on 23 May, she operated off the

school ship. In September, she moved north, reporting for inactivation at Charleston, South Carolina, on the 10th. Her final commander was Lt. Comdr. Lanson B. Ditto. Decommissioned at Charleston on 18 October, she was struck from the Navy List

on 1 November, and scrapped in March 1946.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of USS O'Toole (DE-527) at NavSource Naval History