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

APD-20 USS Roper (ex DD-147)

• Dent class High-Speed Transport (ex Wickes Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 12'
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 5 20mm, 1 DC track, 4 DC projectors
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Cramp and commissioned 15 February 1919
• Converted to High-Speed Transport, 20 October 1943

Additional Links:

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

(As DD-147)

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