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DE- 675 / APD -75 USS WEBER

CLASS - Buckley
Displacement 1,400 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 37' x 13' 6" (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 4 x 1.1" AA, 8 x 20 mmAA, 3 x 21"TT (1x3) 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; G. E. Turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Range 6,000 NM @ 12 Knts. Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy. on February 22 1943.
Launched May 1 1943.
Commissioned June 30 1943.
Decommissioned December 15 1944.
Reclassified and converted APD -75.
Recommissioned APD-75 March 15 1945.
Decommissioned January (?) 1947.
Stricken June 1 1960.
Fate Sunk as target on July 15 1962.

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USS WEBER DE- 675 / APD -75 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Place: Pensacola FL
Date: 22 to 26 October 2003
Contact Name: Joe Retcho
Address: 180 NE 12 Ave. Apt 17C, Hallandale FL, 33009
Phone: (954) 458-7504
E-mail: jritalia@msn.com


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Additional Resources
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
NavSource APD Pages, WEBER

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