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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSDuPage |
| Namesake | DuPage County, Illinois |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding Co. |
| Laid down | 9 December 1942, as SSJohn W. Weeks |
| Launched | 2 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1951 (U.S. Navy) |
| Decommissioned | 1959 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | EC2-S-C1 |
| Displacement | 4,023 t.Long tons 11,565 t.full load |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Propulsion | reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 151 |
| Armament | None |
| Notes | Troop Accommodations for up to 990 |
USSDuPage, a self propelled barracks ship was laid down on December 9, 1942, as theLiberty shipS.S. John W. Weeks, and launched on January 2, 1943. It was delivered to theWar Shipping Administration for operation under contract to theU.S. Army Transportation Service. In 1951 the ship was acquired by theU.S. Navy and placed in service as the USSDuPage (APB–51). Later it was placed out of service (date unknown) and returned to theMaritime Administration for disposal. The ship was scrapped in 1959.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.