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USS DICKERSON (DD-157 / APD-21)

CLASS - WICKES (TATTNALL)
Built to Bath plans, built by New York SB., these Wickes versions were
slightly heavier but had a much poorer cruising radius.
Displacement 1,211 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 2 x 3"/23AA, 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 24,900 SHP; Direct Drive Turbines with Geared Cruising Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 101.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by New York Shipbuilding on May 25 1918.
Launched March 12 1919 and commissioned September 3 1919.
Decommissioned June 26 1922 and recommissioned May 1 1930.
Converted to High Speed Transport APD-21 August 21 1943.
Dickerson was irreparably damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Attack off Okinawa April 2 1945.
Decommissioned April 4 1945.
Fate Scuttled off Kerama Retto April 4 1945.

58 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
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Dickerson 73kPhoto #: NH 77326-KN, Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853), Secretary of the Navy, 1 July 1834 -- 30 June 1838. Portrait by A.S. Conrad, after J. Vanderlyn. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Dickerson 158kUndated, location unknown.Curt Clark, The Four Stack APD Veterans
Dickerson 118kUndated, USS Biddle (DD-151) and USS Dickerson (DD-157) in drydock.-
Dickerson 161kUndated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.Darryl Baker
Dickerson 224kUndated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.Darryl Baker
Dickerson 98kNew York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ. Closest ship is USS Dickerson (DD 157). Next is USS Leary (DD 158), USS Schenck (DD 159), USS Herbert (DD 160), USS Brooks (DD 232), and USS Hatfield (DD 231). The last ship is USS DeLong (DD 129).Joe Radigan
USS DICKERSON DD-157 / APD-21 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Frederick Vallette McNair Jr.    Sep 3 1919 - ?
(Decommissioned Jun 26 1922 - May 1 1930)
LCDR Edwin Elmore Woods    ? 1937 - 1938 (Later RADM)
LT Martin Robert Stone    ? 1938 - Oct 31 1940
CDR John Keane Reybold    Oct 31 1940 - Mar 19 1942 (KIA)
LCDR Francis Edmond Wilson    Mar 19 1942 - ?
As the APD-21
LCDR John R. Cain    ?
CDR Brown Taylor     1944 - ?
LCDR Ralph Emerson Lounsbury    ? 1945 - Apr 2 1945 (KIA)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Curt Clark, Secretary Four Stack APD Veterans
Address: 3384 Grim Ave., San Diego, CA 92104
Phone: 619-282-0971
E-mail: apdsec@cox.net

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource page for the USS Dickerson APD-21
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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