| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 14 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 29 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 6 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 14 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 14 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Doherty (DE 14)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Alexander Jackson, Jr., USNR | 6 Feb 1943 | 11 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | Robert Winder Johnson, USNR | 11 Jul 1943 | 6 May 1944 |
| 3 | Lcmdr James Lamb McIntire, USNR | 6 May 1944 | 22 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. Walter John O`Brien, USNR | 22 Dec 1944 | 30 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Doherty include:
19 Dec 1944
USS Devilfish (T/Cdr. E.C. Stephan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR).
21 Dec 1944
USS Charr (Cdr. F.D. Boyle, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR), USS Cabana (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Bence, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. J.W. Botten, USN), USS YMS 193, USS YMS 235, USS YMS 374, USS Blower (Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN), USS Ronquil (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Monroe, USN) and USS Threadfin (Cdr. J.J. Foote, USN).
26 Dec 1944
USS Devilfish (T/Cdr. E.C. Stephan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR) and USS Whitman (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Coan, USNR).
8 Jan 1945
USS Bowfin (Cdr. A.K. Tyree, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR), USS McClelland (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Williams, USN) and USS Dionne (Lt.Cdr. H.E. Love, Jr., USNR).
9 Jan 1945
USS Bowfin (Cdr. A.K. Tyree, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR) and USS Dionne (Lt.Cdr. H.E. Love, Jr., USNR).
10 Jun 1945
At 0830K/10, USS Dragonet (T/Cdr. J.H. Lewis, USN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Guam. She had been met at 0519K/10 by USS Doherty (Lt.Cdr. W.J. O'Brien, USNR) which then escorted her in.
USS Dragonet was then taken in hand for a tender refit by the submarine tender USS Proteus (T/Capt. C.N. Day, USN). The tender refit was completed on 25 June 194 and USS Dragonet commenced an eight day training programme of Guam.
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