DORAN DMS 41

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Gleaves Class Destroyer Keel Laid 14 June 1941 - Launched 10 December 1941 USS DORAN DD-634 Commissioned 4 August 1942 USS DORAN DMS-41 Reclassified Ellyson Class High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) 30 May 1945 Decommissioned 29 January 1947 USS DORAN DD-634 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 15 July 1955, while in reserve Struck from Navy Register 15 January 1972 Sold 1 September 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Doran DD-634 Covers Page 1     (1943)
2. USS Doran DMS-41 Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-07-21

DD-634. Official Business.

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1946-10-27

DMS-41. Cachet by Jacques Minkus

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-27a

1946-08-05

DMS-41. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type P "USS DORAN / " USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-27

1946-04-09

DMS-41. Collectors request.

 

Locy Type 9uz*

1944-11-11

DD-634. Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS DORAN earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - Chief Master-at-Arms John James Doran, USN (6 July 1864 - 16 February 1904)
Doran enlisted in the Navy February 8 1884 and served continuously until his death while serving as Chief Master-at-Arms in USS MONTGOMERY C-9. He was awarded The Medal of Honor for extraordinary bravery and coolness under heavy fire from the enemy while cutting the cables leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. P. J. Hurley, sister of Chief Master-at-Arms Doran.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Doran DD-185 and USS Doran DMS-41.

 

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