USS Deperm

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″N 119°41′0″W / 32.96667°N 119.68333°W / 32.96667; -119.68333.

This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub.