| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Deperm |
| Builder | Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland |
| Laid down | 1943 |
| Launched | 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1945 |
| Reclassified | YDG-10 |
| Stricken | 21 February 1975 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target, 22 September 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol Craft, Escort |
| Displacement | 850 long tons (864 t) |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph) |
| Complement | 99 |
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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″N119°41′0″W / 32.96667°N 119.68333°W . According to the available depth data in 2020, at this location the bottom is between 1250m and 1500m along the edge of a basin. [1]
