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APB-51 DuPage

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National Defense Service Medal
Self-propelled Barracks Ship
  • Laid down, 9 December 1942, as SS John W. Weeks a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull under Maritime commission contract (MCE hull 617) at Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 2 January 1943
  • Delivered to the War Shipping Administration for operation under contract to the US Army Transportation Service
  • Acquired by the US Navy in 1951 and placed in service as DuPage (APB-51)
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration for disposal
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1959
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t. (lt) 11,565 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 28' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 151
    Troop Accommodations 990
    Armament none
    Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    DuPage 57k Dupage (APB-51) moored to a buoy, date and location unknown. Bill Birchard FN Dupage 1952-54
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