USS Doneff (DE-49)

USS Doneff (DE-49)

USS Doneff (DE-49) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort which served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The only encounter with the Imperial Japanese Navy was the sighting of one or two A6M Zero fighters during the operational time spent in the Aleutian Islands. The Chief Yeoman was Arthur E. Brockschmidt, who died on 22 January 2003 in Springfield, Illinois.

DE-49, originally intended for transfer to Britain, was launched on 24 July 1942 by Philadelphia Navy Yard; retained by the U.S. Navy; named Doneff on 4 March 1943, and commissioned on 10 June 1943, with Lieutenant Commander L. C. Mabley, USNR, in command.