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U.S.S. ROPER

(APD-20)


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APD-20 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1918-Keel Date: 19 MAR 1918
at William Cramp and Sons
AUG1918-Launch Date: 17 AUG 1918
FEB1919-Commissioned: 15 FEB 1919
SEP1945-Decommissioned: 15 SEP 1945

APD-20 General Specifications

Class: Wickes class destroyer

Named for: Jesse M. Roper

Complement: 101 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1090 tons

Length: 314 feet 5 inches

Beam: 31 feet 8 inches

Flank Speed: 35 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping March 31 1946