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DuPage (APB-51)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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 in 1952

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1959

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

one vertical reciprocating steam engine

single propeller, 1,950shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	57k	DuPage (APB-51) moored to a buoy, date and location unknown.		Bill Birchard FN DuPage 1952-54

DuPage (APB-51)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Officer in Charge
01	LCDR. Maloney, Robert D., USNR	1952 - 1954


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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