USS Roper (DD-147) [SEP] vessel class
USS Roper (DD-147)
USS "Roper" (DD-147) was a "Wickes"-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later converted to a high-speed transport and redesignated APD-20.
She was named for Lieutenant Commander Jesse M. Roper, commanding officer of , who died in 1901 while attempting to rescue a member of his crew. As of 2016, no other ships in the United States Navy have borne this name.
Construction.
"Roper"'s keel was laid down on 19 March 1918 by William
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