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

AGP-8 USS Wachapreague

• Oyster Bay class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender:
• Displacement: 2,400 tons (full load)
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 41'
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 18 knots (max); 13.5 knots (econ)
• Armament: 2 5"/38 DP; 4x2 40mm; 8 20mm; 2 DC tracks
• Complement: 246
• Diesel engines, twin screws;
• Built at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Wash., and commissioned 17 May 1944

Additional Links:

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

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