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USS DuPage (APB-51)

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History
United States
NameUSS DuPage
NamesakeDuPage County, Illinois
BuilderOregon Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down9 December 1942, as SS John W. Weeks
Launched2 January 1943
Commissioned1951 (U.S. Navy)
Decommissioned1959
FateScrapped in 1959
General characteristics
TypeEC2-S-C1
Displacement4,023 t. Long tons 11,565 t.full load
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Propulsionreciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
Speed12 knots
Complement151
ArmamentNone
NotesTroop Accommodations for up to 990

USS DuPage, a self propelled barracks ship was laid down on December 9, 1942, as the Liberty ship 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.

Awards

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  • National Defense Service Medal

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