USS Waterman
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Waterman |
| Namesake | Andrew Kenneth Waterman |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California |
| Laid down | 24 February 1943 |
| Launched | 20 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 18 April 1952 |
| Honors & awards | 8 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to Peru, 21 February 1952 |
| Peru | |
| Name | BAP Aguirre (D-2) |
| Acquired | 21 February 1952 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Sunk as target ship, 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Waterman (DE-740) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sold to Peru in 1952, where she served as BAP Aguirre (D-2/DE-62) until being sunk as a target, in 1974.