USS Doyle ( DMS - 34 ) USS " Doyle " ( DD - 494 / DMS - 34 ) , a " Gleaves " - class destroyer , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richard Doyle , who fought during the Barbary Wars , and died while in service in 1807 . " Doyle " was launched 17 March 1942 by Seattle - Tacoma Shipbuilding Co . , Seattle , Washington ; sponsored by Mrs . C . M . Maloney ; and commissioned 27 January 1943 , Lieutenant Commander C . E . Boyd in command . Service history . World War II . " Doyle " reached New York from Bremerton on 26 April 1943 . Between 13 May and 29 November , she made four voyages as a convoy escort : Two to Casablanca , French Morocco , one to Greenock , Scotland , and one to Derry , Northern Ireland . For the next few months she served on the Atlantic Coast , in antisubmarine operations and training exercises and cruised to the Caribbean in the screen of . " Doyle " put out from Casco Bay , Maine , 18 April 1944 , and arrived at Plymouth , England , ten days later to prepare for the invasion of Normandy . On 5 June , she sortied with the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla to clear the assault area . She gave fire support to the landing forces on D - Day , 6 June , received on board 37 survivors of LCI s " 93 " and " 487 " , and served on patrol until returning to Plymouth , England , 15 July for brief overhaul . Sailing 1 August 1944 for Oran , " Doyle " departed from that port ten days later for the invasion of southern France , escorting a convoy to the assault area and patrolling to cover the landings . She continued to support the invasion by escorting convoys from Naples and patrolling off Marseilles until 21 September when she sailed for the United States , arriving at New York 3 October for overhaul . " Doyle " made three more voyages to escort convoys to north Africa between 3 January and 10 June 1945 . She arrived at Norfolk on 20 June for conversion to a highspeed minesweeper , and was reclassified DMS - 34 , 23 June 1945 . After conversion , she sailed from Norfolk 27 August for the Pacific , calling at San Diego , Pearl Harbor , and Okinawa , and arriving at Sasebo 24 October . She served in the Far East on occupation duty , at Sasebo as flagship for Commander , Mine Force , Pacific , for most of her tour returning to San Francisco on 31 March 1946 . Thereafter , she operated on the west coast and in the western Pacific 18 August 1947 to 19 April 1948 . Korean War . On 30 June 1950 , five days after the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel , " Doyle " headed west from San Diego to support UN operations in Korea . She escorted troop transport s from Sasebo to Korean ports and screened aircraft carrier s providing air support for the ground troops . On 15 September 1950 , an attempt by 800 South Korean guerrilla s to make a secret landing for a raid on the enemy ' s rear lines went awry when their LST broached and stranded . " Doyle " screened the touch and go 2 - day rescue near Changea Dong . After brief overhaul at Sasebo , " Doyle " sailed on 29 September 1950 to sweep mine s on the east coast of Korea in preparation for the invasion landings near Wonsan . On 12 October , she bombarded Rei To Island in support of an underwater demolition team from , then was assigned to clear the dangerous approaches to Wonsan Harbor . She continued operations in the Wonsan area , as well as sweeping in the Hungnam area , acting as fire - support ship for Korean landings at Suwon Dan on 3 November , and directing a check sweep of Wonsan by Japanese sweepers from 12 to 17 November until returning to Sasebo 20 November . " Doyle " continued to operate from Sasebo to Korean waters , sweeping a special fire - support area used to cover the emergency evacuation from Hungnam between 2 and 23 December 1950 . She returned to San Diego 4 March 1951 , and after overhaul resumed local operations on the west coast . " Doyle " served again in UN operations in Korean waters between 5 October 1951 and 8 August 1952 . She returned to the western Pacific between 2 February and 21 July 1953 , visiting Midway , Guam , Kwajalein , and various ports in the Philippines , as well as serving as station ship at Hong Kong for five weeks . " Doyle " arrived at Charleston , South Carolina , 7 September 1953 from Long Beach . She operated along the east coast and served in the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet between 5 January and 27 May 1954 before going into reserve , in commissioned status , in October 1954 . " Doyle " was placed out of commission in reserve 19 May 1955 . Awards . " Doyle " received two battle star s for World War II and six for Korean War service .