USS DuPage (APB-51)

USS DuPage , a self propelled barracks ship was laid down on December 9, 1942, as S.S. John W. Weeks, and launched on January 2, 1943. It was delivered to the War Shipping Administration for operation under contract to the U.S. Army Transportation Service. In 1951 the ship was acquired by the U.S. Navy and placed in service as the USS DuPage (APB – 51). Later it was placed out of service (date unknown) and returned to the Maritime Administration for disposal. The ship was scrapped in 1959.

History
United States
Name: USS DuPage
Builder: Oregon Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down: 9 December 1942, as SS John W. Weeks
Launched: 2 January 1943
Commissioned: 1951 (U.S. Navy)
Decommissioned: 1959
Fate: scrapped in 1959
General characteristics
Type: EC2-S-C1
Displacement: 4,023 t. Long tons 11,565 t.full load
Length: 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam: 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Propulsion: reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
Speed: 12 knots
Complement: 151
Armament: None
Notes: Troop Accommodations for up to 990

Awards

  • National Defense Service Medal
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