| USS Deperm (ADG-10) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | USS Deperm |
| Builder: | Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland |
| Laid down: | 1943 |
| Launched: | 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 1945 |
| Reclassified: | YDG-10 |
| Struck: | 21 February 1975 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 22 September 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol Craft, Escort |
| Displacement: | 850 long tons (864 t) |
| Length: | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, 2,900 hp (2,163 kW) each 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph) |
| Complement: | 99 |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun • 3 × twin 40 mm guns |
USS Deperm (ADG-10) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the term deperm, a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels and enemy marine mines. Originally planned as a patrol craft escort (PCE-883), she was laid down in 1943, launched in 1944, and commissioned in 1945. She was subsequently redesignated a degaussing vessel, YDG-10, and named Deperm.
Struck from the Naval Register 21 February 1975, Deperm was sunk as a target 22 September 1982 at 32°58′0″N 119°41′0″W / 32.966667°N 119.683333°W.
References[]
- "Deperm (ADG 10) / ex-YDG-10 / ex-PCE-883". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/02883.htm. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
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