Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AG-82 USS Schenck (ex DD-159)

• Miscellaneous Auxiliary (ex Wickes Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,211 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes; or 6 3"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at New York Ships Building Corp. and commissioned (DD-159) 30 October 1919
• Converted to Miscellaneous Auxiliary (torpedo target ship), 25 September 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Schenck

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(as DD-159)

(as AG-82)

Ship's Officers

Ship's Officers

Hull Damage

Repairing the damage

In the N. Atlantic

Ship's Lifeboat

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