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USS ''O'Toole'' (DE-527) was an of the United States Navy during World War II. She was sent off into dangerous North Atlantic Ocean waters to protect convoys and other ships from German submarines and fighter aircraft. She performed escort and anti-submarine operations in battle areas before sailing home victorious at the end of the conflict. She was named after John Albert O'Toole who was awarded the Navy Cross after being killed in a North Africa Naval Operation. The ''O'Toole'' was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard on 25 September 1943; launched on 2 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. John A. O'Toole, and commissioned on 22 January 1944, Lt. Comdr. J. G. Enzensperger, Jr. in command. == World War II North Atlantic operations== Following shakedown off Bermuda, ''O'Toole'' served as a training ship for the Fleet Sound School, Key West, Florida. Detached on 15 July, she sailed north to Casco Bay, thence proceeded south to Norfolk, Virginia, to escort to Recife, Brazil. Escorting on the return voyage, she arrived at Norfolk, on 25 August, and continued on to New York where she joined CortDiv 80 for transatlantic convoy duty, with Lt. Comdr. V. S. Mauldin in command. On 9 September, ''O'Toole'' stood out of New York Harbor on her first escort of convoy mission. Acting as communication liaison ship between Commander, Task Group 27.5 and convoy NY 119, she shepherded the small craft convoy to the Azores, thence to Falmouth, England, arriving on 18 October. On 8 November she departed for Reykjavík as escort to . From Iceland she proceeded to Norfolk, Virginia, and New York, where she rejoined CortDiv 80. In mid-December the escort sailed with convoy UGS 64 for North Africa, returning on 23 January 1945. Completing another Mediterranean run in April, she was en route home from Algeria when the war in Europe ended. == End-of-War activity == Arriving at New York on 23 May, she operated off the New England coast until mid-July when she proceeded to Miami, Florida, for a brief tour as school ship. In September, she moved north, reporting for inactivation at Charleston, South Carolina, on the 10th. Her final commander was Lt. Comdr. Lanson B. Ditto. Decommissioned at Charleston on 18 October, she was struck from the Navy List on 1 November, and scrapped in March 1946. == References == * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS O'Toole (DE-527)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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