USS Doyen
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Two ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS Doyen for Charles A. Doyen
.
, a Clemson-class
destroyer
, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1930. (originally AP-2), a transport, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS Doyen for Charles A. Doyen
Charles A. Doyen
Charles Augustus Doyen was an officer in the United States Marine Corps.-Biography:Born in Concord, New Hampshire, BGen. Doyen was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1881, later commissioned second lieutenant in the Marine Corps...
.
, a Clemson-class
Clemson class destroyer
The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II.The Clemson-class ships were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, New York Shipbuilding...
destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1930. (originally AP-2), a transport, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.