World War II North Atlantic Operations
Manned entirely by a U.S. Coast Guard crew, Harveson completed shakedown out of Bermuda. Off Bermuda she was damaged when rammed by Canadian fishing vessel O. K. Service on 25 November 1943. On 15 December, Harveson was seriously damaged when she collided with SS William T. Barry on a foggy night off the Virginia Capes. Repairs were completed at Portsmouth, Virginia, by February 1944, and the destroyer-escort joined Escort Division 22. Departing New York 1 March, Harveson escorted a convoy to Derry, Northern Ireland, via Halifax. In the next 14 months she escorted nine more convoys carrying vitally needed supplies for the European theatre safely across the dangerous North Atlantic.
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