USS Harveson ( DE - 316 ) USS " Harveson " ( DE - 316 ) was an built for the U . S . Navy during World War II . She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys . She was named in honor of Lt . Harold Aloysius Harveson who was killed in action during early days of the war . She was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corp . , Orange , Texas , 9 March 1943 ; launched 22 May 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . T . L . Herlong , mother ; and commissioned at Orange 12 October 1943 , Lt . Comdr . P . L . Sttnson , USCG , in command . World War II North Atlantic operations . Manned entirely by a U . S . Coast Guard crew , " Harveson " completed shakedown out of Bermuda . Off Bermuda she was damaged when rammed by Canadian fishing vessel " O . K . Service " on 25 November 1943 . On 15 December , " Harveson " was seriously damaged when she collided with on a foggy night off the Virginia Capes . Repairs were completed at Portsmouth , Virginia , by February 1944 , and the destroyer - escort joined Escort Division 22 . Departing New York 1 March , " Harveson " escorted a convoy to Derry , Northern Ireland , via Halifax . In the next 14 months she escorted nine more convoys carrying vitally needed supplies for the European theatre safely across the dangerous North Atlantic . Transfer to the Pacific Fleet . When V - E Day came , CortDiv 22 was ordered to the Pacific ; and " Harveson " reached Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal and San Diego , California , 11 July to begin refresher training . " Harveson " was still engaged in tactical training at Pearl Harbor when Japan capitulated , but soon she participated in the occupation of the defeated enemy ' s homeland . End - of - War activity . Departing harbor 3 September , she escorted a convoy of LST s to Japan , where she arrived Sasebo 24 September . During the next few weeks she operated along the coast of Honshū , escorting and supporting occupation landings at Wakayama , Hiro , and Nagoya . She departed Yokohama , Japan , for the United States 4 November and arrived Jacksonville , Florida , in December for duty with the Atlantic Fleet She decommissioned at Green Cove Springs , Florida , 9 May 1947 , and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . Conversion to radar picket ship . " Harveson " was towed to the Mare Island Navy Yard in 1950 for conversion to a radar picket ship . She recommissioned at Vallejo , California , 12 February 1951 , Lt . Comdr . W . S . Slocnm III in command ; and , as the first of a new class of radar picket ships , she was redesignated DER - 316 . After intensive tests and vigorous tactical training , " Harveson " joined Escort Squadron 10 at Newport , Rhode Island , 30 May to begin duty as a radar picket ship . While on patrol , the former destroyer escort , outfitted with the most modern radar and early detection warning devices , cruised off the coast of the United States to provide adequate early warning of any enemy attack . From her usual station In the North Atlantic , " Harveson " also sailed to the Caribbean for frequent antisubmarine and tactical exercises . Departing Newport 15 July 1957 , " Harveson " reported for radar picket duty at Pearl Harbor 18 August . There she joined the Barrier Forces , Pacific Fleet , to strengthen America ' s warning system in the vast and lonely reaches of the Pacific . Final decommissioning . After almost 3 years of barrier patrols out of Hawaii , " Harveson " steamed to San Francisco , California , for in - activation . She decommissioned 30 June 1960 and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet , Stockton , California . Her name was struck from the Navy List 1 December 1966 . She was sunk as target off California 10 October 1967 .