Name USS Deperm Commissioned 1945 Struck 21 February 1975 Launched 1944 | Laid down 1943 Reclassified YDG-10 Construction started 1943 Length 56 m | |
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Builder Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland | ||
USS Deperm (ADG-10) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the term deperm, a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels and enemy marine mines. Originally planned as a patrol craft escort (PCE-883), she was laid down in 1943, launched in 1944, and commissioned in 1945. She was subsequently redesignated a degaussing vessel, YDG-10, and named Deperm.
Struck from the Naval Register 21 February 1975, Deperm was sunk as a target 22 September 1982 at 32°58′0″N 119°41′0″W.
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