| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 368 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 12 May 1944 |
| Launched | 1 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 Oct 1944 |
| End service | 2 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE 368)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Douglas Schocke Crocker, USNR | 16 Oct 1944 | 18 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. William Graham Claytor, Jr., USNR | 18 Dec 1944 | 9 Dec 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Ralph Childs, Jr., USNR | 9 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cecil J. Doyle include:
6 Feb 1945
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) and USS Cecil J. Doyle (Lt. W.G. Claytor, Jr., USNR) arrived at Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone.
USS Cecil J. Doyle immediately transited the Panama Canal westbound and arrived at Balboa later the same day. (1)
7 Feb 1945
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) transited the Panama Canal westbound. On leaving the Canal USS Cecil J. Doyle (Lt. W.G. Claytor, Jr., USNR) rejoined her and course was set for San Diego, California. (1)
15 Feb 1945
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) and USS Cecil J. Doyle (Lt. W.G. Claytor, Jr., USNR) arrived at San Diego from the Panama Canal Zone. (1)
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Sources
- ADM 53/122095 + War diary of USS Cecil J. Doyle for February 1945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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