Please Report Any Broken Links Or Trouble You Might Come Across To The Webmaster
Please Take A Moment To Let Us Know So That We Can Correct Any Problems And Make Your Visit As Enjoyable And As Informative As Possible.

Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive

USS Wesson (DE 184)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - F - F - S
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 stars - World War II Victory Medal
Specifications:
Class: Cannon
Type: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1240 tons (light), 1620 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 201
Wesson (DE 184) Building and Operational Data:
  • 29 July 1943: Keel laid by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Port Newark, N.J.
  • 17 October 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Wesson
  • 11 November 1943: Commissioned, Cmdr. H. Reich in command
  • 25 July 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla.
  • 26 March 1951: Stricken from the NVR
  • 10 January 1951: Transferred to Italy, renamed Andromeda (F.592) (stricken and broken up, 1970)
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By And/Or Copyright
    Wesson 178k 26 June 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal. - Forward plan view of USS Wesson (DE 184) at Mare Island. She was in overhaul at the yard from 16 May to 1 July 1945. USS Blessman (APD 48) inboard of Wesson and USS Hazelwood (DD 531) is on the opposite side of the pier. (U.S. Navy photo #DE-184-4842-45) Darryl Baker
    Wesson 192k 26 June 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal. - Aft plan view of Wesson at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy photo #DE-184-4843-45)
    Wesson 78k 1 July 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal. - Bow on view of Wesson at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy photo #DE-184-4897-45)
    Wesson 91k 1 July 1945: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal. - Stern view of Wesson at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy photo #DE-184-5001-45)
    Wesson 20k undated wartime image Jerry Church
    View the USS Wesson (DE 184) DANFS history entry
    located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    None
    Note About Contacts

    Contact information is compiled from various sources over a period of time and may, or may not, be correct. Every effort has been
    made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list only
    a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists or rosters available. Please see the Frequently Asked
    Questions section on NavSource's Main Page for that information.

    Additional Resources
    Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
    Tin Can Sailors Shipmate Registry - USS Wesson
    The Destroyer History Foundation
    To The DE Photo Index Page Back To The Main Photo Index

    Comments, Suggestions, or Image Submissions, Please E-mail: DE Info
    Problems or Site Related Matters, Please E-mail: Webmaster

    This Page Created And Maintained by Mike Smolinski
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    by Paul R. Yarnall, All Rights Reserved.
    Page Last Updated 23 December 2009