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Could Greyhound plausibly serve off Normandy and in the Pacific?

The ship's proposed deployments are plausible, but keeping the same officer in command throughout would be unusually long and might require promotion or reassignment.

Question

Is it plausible for the Greyhound sequel to send the ship to Normandy and then the Pacific?

Short answer

Yes for the ship, but keeping the same captain throughout would be unusually long and could instead lead to promotion or a new command.

Notes

The panel considers a Greyhound sequel that sends the fictional ship first to Normandy and then to the Pacific. Such a deployment sequence would not be unusual for an American escort that survived the Atlantic campaign. The less plausible element is retaining the same commanding officer for the entire progression because that would be a very long wartime command. A promotion or move to a newer destroyer, cruiser, or other command would better reflect the officer's accumulating experience.